Seguin Moreau USA

Curious about the new oak aging program on our wines? These four barrels are the first of just fourteen total new barrels to arrive ahead of . Read on for the breakdown.

While our program focuses heavily on neutral vessels like multi-used oak, large-format foudres, stainless steel, and concrete to allow the fruit to express itself, we do incorporate a small amount of new oak each year.

For perspective on our limited use of new oak, this year’s total purchase will account for just 1,536 gallons of our approximately 62,000 gallon production.

Our full 2026 order includes:
• 4 Seguin Moreau puncheons for Roussanne
• 4 Ocean barrels from Tonnellerie de Jarnac for Roussanne (lots aged in these contributed to Panoplie Blanc and Esprit Blanc in ’24 and ’25)
• 2 Puncheons of Austrian Schneckenleitner for Roussanne
• 2 Billon Jura barrels for Pinot Noir
• 2 Quintessence barrels from Cooperage 1912 for Syrah
• 2 Kadar puncheons for Shake Ridge Syrah

We look forward to putting these to work as we prepare for the season ahead.

Here in the USA, celebrating Flag Day and National Bourbon Day on this Sunday, June 14 🔥🥃

The 2026 Napa Valley barrel auction was one for the books! 

🙏 Mark Canepa for snapping these winemakers and vintners in action 📸🍇🍷

The oak timber we use for our large containers/tanks is set apart and specially aged in our Cognac woodyard … we utilize some of the pieces that are not used in cask production for the Exception range of oak alternative products

These highlight the very best of French oak—blocks, sticks, staves, chips and finishing bricks—all in their own manner maintaining wine’s original fruity expression and aromatic complexity while bringing sweetness and mouthfeel

Golden glow of the oak grain

Celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris and longtime winery client Chateau Montelena Winery—one of the Napa Valley wineries that changed the wine world forever on May 24, 1976

We are so proud to work with them and to note this extraordinary marker of history, craftsmanship and spirit of American wine

To many, many more years of legendary winemaking 🍇🍷

Our ELEMENT oak barrel range reflects our deeply rooted values of respect, quality and know-how using wood, water and fire 🌳💧🔥

Offered in F1, F2 and V1 toasts, they preserve wine’s fruit, freshness and terroir characteristics:

Steam-bending of V1 aims to retain as much fresh and black fruits as possible from wine, as well as floral notes. On the palate, tannins are more present during early stages of aging, while helping to preserve a marked freshness in later stages. This barrel is ideally suited for wines with higher alcohol levels, maintaining balance effectively

F1 respects and showcases fruit and structure. It offers density on the palate and wonderful balance between tension and sweetness, ensuring a lingering finish

In F2 tannic sensations are integrated more quickly, giving an airier structure and more solid tannins than F1 and enhancing spicy & toasted notes

April showers brought April flowers this year in Napa