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represent exclusively in Argentina since the year 2000:
Schahinger Pty Australia
Oak Barrels
Arobois, France, oak
staves and chips
We represent exclusively in Argentina
since the year 2006:
• Romanian Oak Barrels and chips - VALLACH Romania
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| AROBOIS SARL Oak Staves,
Chips and cubes |
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| This French company produces
chips from high quality new oak (the same wood used for
oak cooperage), stored outdoors during several months.
Botanical species: quercus robur or quercus sessiliflora
(predominantly).
Origin: French forests producing cooperage oak (Allier,
Vosges, Normandie)
The raw material is stored on Arôbois wood yard
during at least 18 months then chipped and toasted.
Bulk density: from 270 to 300 kg/m3
Size (mm) : the product is available in chips
| Size |
Length
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Width
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Thickness |
| Medium |
from
10 to 12 |
from
5 to 8 |
from
2 to 5 |
| Small |
from
5 to 10 |
from
2 to 5 |
from
1 to 3 |
| Extra
Small |
from
3 to 8 |
from
1 to 2 |
from
0.5 to 1 |
And in powder.
Toast levels:
our products are sold
• not toasted
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light, medium or heavy toasted
The products are packed in heavy-duty paper bags (three
layers).
These bags preserve the product in its original conditions
without allowing any smell or foreign substance into the
product.
Each bag has a code which permits us to track back the
information about the product (origin of the wood, drying
time, toasting date, heating temperature, etc...)
Weight : 22.7 Kg (50 Ibs) net at packing |
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| Quality |
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| Our chips have been certified
by the competent authority in France, following strict
quality procedures in the following categories: product
definition, quality of process, quality of packaging,
quality of raw materials, quality of product.
Arobois is the only company certified in these aspects,
this means that Chirca is the only company providing
this warrantee of quality to its clients. |
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| SCHAHINGER PTY LTD. OAK
BARRELS |
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A family business started
in 1895 in Adelaide, Australia, that still maintains the
traditional cooperage practices for the manufacturing
of oak barrels. Its excellent reputation as a top quality
manufacturer is based on the use of only fully air seasoned
oak and impeccable craftsmanship.
This company is the number one provider of barrels in
Australia, with over 60% of the market share. It also
exports tonels to Europe, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile,
Argentina and China.
Since early 2004, Schahinger Oak Barrels is a part of
the Oeneo Group, ex Sabate Diosos Group, world leader
in oak barrel making for fine wines. Other Oeneo brands
are Seguin Moreau, Radoux and Victoria. |
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| Origins of the wood |
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AMERICAN OAK
from Missouri and the Appalachian Mountains.
FRENCH
OAK from Nevers, Allier, Vosge and the woods
of Troncais.
HUNGARIAN OAK Storage
All oak used by the company is fully air seasoned for
24 to 36 months.
Production
To curve the barrel, Schahinger uses the traditional
fire method. All barrel firing and toasting is carried
out over carefully controlled open fires. This method
maintains de integrity of the oak as well as the structure
of the barrel, while starting the chemical changes in
the wood that will provide ageing and maturation to
the future wine.
Toasted
• Light
• Medium
• Medium Plus
• Heavy
• Heavy Plus
Type of barrels
• Special Barrel (225 lts)
• Hogshead (295 Lts. and 300 lts.)
• Puncheon (475 Lts. and 490 Lts.)
• Tanks and Casks made to measure
• Corks silicone and wood |
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| Romanian
Oak Barrels and chips - VALLACH Romania |
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Unicom Holding – Bucharest,
a country known for its forests, which are located in
the 45th parallel, the same longitude as the French forests
of Nevers, Allier and Vosges, manufactures Vallach Oak
Barrels in Rumania.
The forests of Romania are very important and significant,
covering an area of almost 6 million hectares, and are
situated in and around the Carpathian Mountains.
International tests used in France, Australia and USA,
covering porosity, chemical composition and organoleptic
properties of hydro alcoholic compounds determined that
the most suitable European oak barrel species are Quercus
robur and Quercus petraea, which can be found in Romanian
forests. Due to the Romanian climate and soil, the oak
wood has some specific characteristics useful for the
manufacture of wine barrels, and include:
• Straight trunk
• Slow growth
• Compact structure
• Fine porosity
• Good content of tannin and flavor components
The process of manufacturing barrels is very long, and
all stages of this process have certain importance. The
oak must be very carefully chosen and split along the
wood fibres
The oak for staves is smoothed and kept in the open air.
The phase of natural drying of the oak occurs under all
climatic conditions of rain, wind, cold and heat. This
seasoning period lasts a minimum of 24 months.
All this time is necessary for the extraction of bitter
tannins and to enrich the flavor compounds of the oak.
Once the staves are ready, the barrel is formed by carefully
controlled fire heating in conjunction with new machines
and technology.
Depending upon temperature and duration, ‘Vallach’
Romanian Oak Barrels are available in 4 levels of toasting:
Light, Medium, Medium Plus and Heavy. |
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| Quality Certificates |
Unicom Holding has been
assessed and certified as meeting the requirements if
ISO 9001:2000 for the production of staves and oak barrels.
This certification is valid until 2009, guaranteeing the
quality of the products already produces and that will
be produced by Unicom Holding under the Vallach brand.
The company has also been certified by the Enological
Station of Castilla and Leon in Rueda (Valladolid) Spain. |
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