Presentation

Types of chips

Oak chip size and form imparts to them certain properties: aromatic volatility, diffusion of soluble elements, reaction to thermal treatment depending on the surface/volume ratio. There is no ideal form or shape for a chip, but each form must nevertheless be treated specifically. Boise France wood chips run from 5-20 mm.

Packaging

Boise France wood chips are packaged in 10 kilogramme polyester mesh sacks, destined for placement directly in tanks. Each product line is color-coded on the sack for easy identification, legible even after use, to facilitate and control its manipulation. 

A transparent polyethyline outer sack protects each mesh one, carrying a label specifying the type of wood and the shipment number.

The type of wood used and the application doses need to be well thought-out according to the style of wine, the desired objective, and according to the desired moment of application (preor post-fermentation.) Within this framework, doses vary from 0.25 to 15 grammes per liter.

Soluble components are released early. Nevertheless, the intense aroma of the wood that appears at 2 - 3 weeks blends in (or melts in) afterwards; same situation for the ensemble of elements the wood brings (to the wine). Stabilization is achieved at the end of a 2-month period, the recommended maceration time.

Stabilization takes place at the end of a 2-month period,
which is the recommended maceration period.