The Classic American Spirit Barrel
- American Oak air-dried between 8 to 12 months
- Steam treatment: 10 minutes
- Bending and toasting over oak fire: 30 minutes
- Char: Level 2 to 4
- Finishing: Wine barrel chime
- Bung hole cauterised
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Saury Classic is the original barrel produced by the Saury Cooperage. First crafted in 1873, Saury Classic stays true to its origins and provides the core components that all winemaker’s desire - fruit support, structure and length, with minimal toast influence - maintaining the cooperages original philosophy to “respect le fruits”.
Available in either French or American Oak, using a fine selection of wood from the forests of central France (for French Oak) and the forests of America (for American Oak), with minimum 3 year open-air seasoning at our wood park in Brive, and a choice of traditional fire bending of staves or bending of staves through hot water immersion.
- Seasoned near the foot of the Massif Central Mountains
- Fine Grain
- French or American Oak
- 2 or 3 Year seasoning
- Fire or Immersion bending
- Medium, Medium Plus, Lumière, or Lumière Plus toast
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The top offering from Saury. Hand selected and hand crafted every step of the way. Saury Premium is made using the best French oak sourced from the finest “Haute Futaie” forests of central France and seasoned for more than three years under the perfect conditions found at the Saury cooperage, located near the foot of the Massif Central mountains. Throughout the barrel making process our master coopers hand sort and hand select each and every stave until only the best thirty staves are remaining to ensure the finest of grain and exceptional quality of wood. Saury Premium is a barrel deserving of the very best wines, providing elegance and finesse, and preserving the effort and commitment of both winemaker and viticulturist in every wine region of the world.
- Sourced from the finest forests of central France
- Extra-fine Grain
- French Oak certified origin
- 3 Year seasoning
- Fire or Immersion bending
- Medium, Medium Plus, House, Lumière, or Lumière Plus toast
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Our latest offering from the heart of France. Utilising our unique location for wood seasoning, near the foot of the Massif Central Mountains, Saury MASSIF provides a value-for-money barrel with increased impact from a hotter toast - smoke/meat/char - married with the delicacy of our wood.
Available in 225L, 228L, 300L & 500L
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Saury Bourgogne is an impressive Burgundian barrel offering a perfect balance of fine toast aromatics and textural finesse. Crafted exclusively with 3 year seasoned wood from a blend of centre of France forests and toasted using a large traditional Burgundy brazier, giving two very distinctive toast levels to match with your Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz or Syrah and other wine styles as you prefer.
- Fine or Mid-fine Grain
- French Oak
- 3 Year seasoning
- Fire or Immersion bent
- House or Medium-Long toast
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We offer great tasting American Oak barrels from the Saury Sonoma Cooperage in California. Oak is sourced and seasoned in the forests of North-East America and then toasted using our long slow toasting methods to bring out delicious aromas of dark chocolate and mocha. Our coopers finish the toasting with a higher temperature to deliver a savoury palate profile which marries perfectly with the sweetness of quality American Oak. There’s no coconut here, think vanilla, chocolate, sweet oak and spice!
- Mid-Fine Grain
- American Oak
- 3 Year seasoning
- Fire or Immersion bending
- Medium, Medium Plus, Heavy or Lumière toast
French & American Oak with toast designed by Kauri for the AU market:
Saury Classic is the original barrel produced by the Saury Cooperage. First crafted in 1873, Saury Classic stays true to its origins and provides the core components that all winemaker’s desire - fruit support, structure and length, with minimal toast influence - maintaining the cooperages original philosophy to “respect le fruits”.
Available in either French or American Oak, using a fine selection of wood from the forests of central France (for French Oak) and the forests of America (for American Oak), with minimum 3 year open-air seasoning at our wood park in Brive, and a choice of traditional fire bending of staves or bending of staves through hot water immersion.
Saury Bourgogne is an impressive Burgundian barrel offering a perfect balance of fine toast aromatics and textural finesse. Crafted exclusively with 3 year seasoned wood from a blend of centre of France forests and toasted using a large traditional Burgundy brazier, giving two very distinctive toast levels to match with your Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz or Syrah and other wine styles as you prefer.
We offer great tasting American Oak barrels from the Saury Sonoma Cooperage in California. Oak is sourced and seasoned in the forests of North-East America and then toasted using our long slow toasting methods to bring out delicious aromas of dark chocolate and mocha. Our coopers finish the toasting with a higher temperature to deliver a savoury palate profile which marries perfectly with the sweetness of quality American Oak. There’s no coconut here, think vanilla, chocolate, sweet oak and spice!