Utilización De Quercus Pyrenaica Willd. De Castilla Y León En El Envejecimiento De Vinos

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This study, on the enological quality of rebollo (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) has been done with three main points in mind, the requirement for quality wood for wine barrels, the large rebollo covered regions that can be found in Castilla-León (722.773 ha) as well as in other parts of Spain (1.090.716 ha), and the possibility of being able to give our wines their own personality, with recognizable characteristics. The study focuses on rebollo from Castilla-León, and addresses the chemical properties and structure of the wood, its evolution during the various stages of barrel-making, and its influence on the characteristics of wine aged in said barrels, in comparison to French and American woods, which are of well-known enological quality … –P. 13, Summary.