Oak Character

Aromas, flavors, or textures associated with oak barrels, vats, staves, or chips.

<h2>What it means in wine</h2> <p>Oak can contribute vanilla, toast, baking spice, smoke, coconut, clove, tannin, oxygen exposure, and texture depending on origin, age, toast, and size.</p> <h2>Why it matters</h2> <p>Oak should be treated as a tool: beneficial in some styles, excessive in others.</p>