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March 2017 WINES&VINES 53 WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT The Wines & Vines Product Focus feature is not intended to provide a definitive listing of all available products in a particular segment or provide any comparative analysis, but rather serve as an overview of what's new or available and also of potential interest to readers as determined by the magazine's editorial staff. Custom made - Handcrafted Barrels Vineyard Tools Battery Powered Pruning Shears • 1.25-inch and 1.5-inch cutting capacity models • 15,000 pruning cuts per battery charge • Includes lithium battery, harness, holster and carrying case www.zenportindustries.com | 503-524-7289 Gra ing Tools w zenportindustri Tying Tools & Supplies Harvest Shears ineyard T ols Pruning | Gra ing | Tying | Harvest BOUCHARD COOPERAGES Bouchard Cooperages' Master Coopers line now includes an American oak barrel built with wood from forests in Missouri, Pennsylvania or Minnesota. Ac- cording to the supplier, barrels in the Master Coopers line are toasted with a unique process tailored to the characteristics of the wood. Toasted for a longer amount of time with less flame, the finished barrel is described as offering subtle oak flavors with no "aggressive lactones," plankiness or dill. bouchardcooperages.com HEINRICH COOPERAGE Flipped regularly during a low and slow toast, the Cadence barrel by Heinrich Cooperage in Australia provides "excel- lent structure, mid-palate weight and complexity." The American oak barrel can boost aromatics and fruit character- istics in white wines while also coaxing out fruit notes and adding light toast to reds. heinrich.com.au SEGUIN MOREAU The Finesse barrel is the latest addition to Seguin Moreau's Icône line of barrels. The Finesse is designed for lighter style red wines such as Pinot Noir. All of the barrels in the Icône line are assembled with staves of similar oak structure determined by chemical composition to deliver a consistent impact on the wine. seguinmoreaunapa.com TONNELLERIE BEL AIR Bel Air's new 600-liter cask is produced with 27 mm staves that the supplier says are a bit thinner than what's typically used in other large barrels. Bel Air reinforces the cask heads, but the thinner staves result in a cask that's "considerably" lighter than other large barrels on the market. The cask comes in three profiles—Elégance, Révélation and Volupté—that are assembled with blends of different woods that vary in tannin structure, length, volume and texture. The supplier recommends clients taste the various oak selections to develop a blend that fits their wine. Bel Air's house toast is me- dium long, which the cooperage says "boosts aromatics without overwhelming the wine." tonnellerie-bel-air.fr TONNELLERIE SAINT MARTIN Designed to encompass a range of PEFC-certified single-forest barrels, Tonnellerie Saint Martin's Initiale line includes barrels pro- duced with wood from the Allier, Vosges, Nevers, Fontainebleau and Centre of France forests as well as the "AV" blend comprised of oak from the Allier and Vosges forests. The oak is seasoned for 24 months, and the barrels are intended to enhance the com- plexity of a wine's aromatics as well as "elegance and length" on the palate. The Initiale line is suitable for medium- to long-ag- ing wines and will also add tan- nins to help wine structure. tonnelleriesaintmartin.com TRUST INTERNATIONAL Assembled with three-year-aged French oak staves with the tight- est grain, Trust's Élevé barrel is suited for Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The cooperage reports the barrel can bring tropical aromatics and fla- vors with full mouthfeel to Chardonnay, add a bit of spice to the aromatics of strawberry and other fruit flavors of Pinot Noir and add notes of vanilla and red cedar with a finish of milk chocolate and coffee to Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varieties. barrelmakers.com