Madeleine Angevine - Fraicheur - Barrel Matured - Oatley Vineyard - Somerset - England

Fully dry.  Only around 290 bottles from each barrel, each one hand numbered. No capsule over the natural cork. Lovely rounded stone fruit notes coming through with classic English hedgerow notes of elderflower and hawthorn. 

This style of barrel was researched and developed by Seguin Moreau of Cognac, respected French coopers, to enhance light, white varietal wines. The staves are from the Allier forest, fine-grained and extremely lightly toasted. The barrels have acacia heads (ends), adding  brighter notes to the oak on the palate.