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- 12 aroma vials
- A 67 page, color illustrated book
- Presented in a cloth-bound book

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Long anticipated, the Oak Barrels has been in R&D for over a decade and now it is finally available for sale!

“The only instrument that will help you identify and memorize the 12 distinctive and most common aromas found in oak barrel aged wine!!!”

Larger than the regular 12 aromas kits, make scents of barrels come with a 67 page book with plenty of color illustrations and diagrams. A must have for all aficionados and wine makers!!!

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Price: $129.00 In Stock

Aroma List:
01 - Oak
02 - Green Wood
03 - Coconut
04 - Clove
05 - Vanilla Pod
06 - Woody-Spice
07 - New Leather
08 - Pharmaceutical notes
09 - Toast
10 - Furfural
11 - Licorice
12 - Smoky

LE NEZ DU VIN - OAK: The latest addition to the innovative Nez du Vin (Make Scents of Wine) series by Jean Lenoir, a pioneer of research into wine aromas.

What is it?

- A study of oak including cooperage, tree species, and the use of oak in wine making that explores how oak barrel maturation influences wine and a set of 12 evocative aromas that illustrate how oak maturation exercises a positive or negative influence on wine: Oak, Green wood, Coconut, Clove, Vanilla, Spicy, New leather, Pharmaceutical, Toast, Furfural, Liquorice, Smoky.
- The result of up-to-date research into the molecular composition of wine and of decades of wine tasting experience.

What will I learn?

- How to recognize, assess and describe the aromas that new oak contributes to wine
- Understand the differences between the various species of oak used for barrel making
- Oak's contribution to wine's development
- Why oak is the most appropriate wood for maturing wine and spirits
- The synergy between winemaker and cooper
- The barrel-making process step by step, the cooper's art, the interaction between oak and wine and the importance of the barrel toasting process
- What makes barrels made of French oak superior?
- Makes food and wine matching easier
- How to differentiate between the "Oaky" aromas naturally present in the wood's and those engendered by the barrel toasting process.

How do I use it?

- As a game with family or friends: sniff the aromas "blind" and try to recognise the scents in wine then refer to the explanatory notes.
- As a way to jog or train your scent memory
- To professionalize your wine knowledge and tasting ability
- As an aid to educating your sense of smell From the day we are born our memory begins to store different scents. As adults, a veritable encyclopaedia of scents is stashed away in our scent memory. The trouble is, the sense of smell is the one most rarely used which is why we often have difficulty recalling a scent and putting a name to it. The Nez du Vin series is an easy, fun way to train your scent memory and apply the knowledge to wine tasting.

Who buys the Nez du Vin series?

Anybody who takes a serious interest in wine. Our books and scent bottles are used throughout the world by experts and amateurs: Wine trade professionals, trainers, sommeliers, catering schools, consultants, winemakers, oenologists and wine lovers. Jean Lenoir has pioneered the study of wine aromas and is now a leading authority in the wine world. This new addition to the wide range of studies into wine aromas is the fruit of 25 years experience and uses references drawn from thousands of tasting notes.
The kit includes:
- A book that covers every aspect of new oak's influence on wine, how oak is used in cooperage, how a barrel is made, species of oak in the world.
- 12 Vibrant, top quality aromas guaranteed to last over 10 years and their corresponding explanatory notes - 300 references to barrel-matured wines of the world.