Enée

The first barrel developed by Maison Cavin, Enée embodies the harmony between balance and quality. Crafted from a subtle blend of woods sourced from Burgundy, Allier, and Central France, it imparts an authentic character and aromatic richness to your wines.

THE KNOW-HOW

The Enée barrel is made from carefully selected oak, subjected to optimal seasoning to ensure perfect maturity. These techniques create the ideal marriage between wood and wine, enabling harmonious development of both aromas and structure.

BURGUNDY, ALLIER, CENTRE-FRANCE

SELECTION OF FINE GRAINS

OPTIMAL SEASONING

MADE TO ORDER

Hélène

Inspired by Greek mythology, Hélène is the latest addition to the Cavin range. A symbol of elegance and refinement, it combines the characteristics of Enée and Aphrodite barrels to deliver a rich and complex aromatic experience, perfect for exceptional aging.

LE SAVOIR-FAIRE

This barrel combines wood sourced from the Châtillonnais forests and the same oak used for Enée. Carefully selected for their exceptional quality, these woods undergo optimal seasoning to preserve their aromatic finesse and richness.

BURGUNDY, ALLIER, CENTRE-FRANCE

FINE AND EXTRA FINE GRAINS

OPTIMAL SEASONING

MADE TO ORDER

Aphrodite

A barrel of exceptional quality, Aphrodite celebrates beauty and love. Now available in two sub-ranges, Fontainebleau and Châtillonnais, this barrel is designed to meet the demands of top winemakers, enhancing the most prestigious vintages. Learn More

THE KNOW-HOW

Exclusively made from oak sourced from the Fontainebleau and Châtillonnais forests, the Aphrodite barrel is crafted by our master coopers. Thanks to optimal seasoning and tailored toasting, each barrel ensures unparalleled aromatic purity and precision.

EXTRA FINE GRAINS

100% CHÂTILLONNAIS

OPTIMAL SEASONING

NUMBERED LIMITED-EDITION

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The Toastings of the Maison Cavin

Classic Toastings

Light

A short and light toasting, achieved at a low temperature. It respects wine, and is aimed at winemakers looking for a delicate impact of wood. The aromatic impact is very subtle, focusing on freshness and the fruit itself, and lets the original flavors of the wine in as well.

We advise this toasting for the white wine if you look for a minimal impact of the toasting in order to highlight the fruity taste of your wine.

Medium -

Traditional medium minus toasting uses medium strong flames. This toasting is more intense than the first one. Nevertheless it still focuses on the fruit and is characterized by a slightly grilled notes.

We advise the medium minus toasting for your white and red wines for which you wish to highlight the fruit and the Terroir, while bringing light roasted flavors.

Medium

Classical medium toast made with a medium strong flame. It underlines the roundness of the tannins in the wine and respect the fruit. It is recognized by balanced aromas, a good structure and round tannins on the palate.

We advise this toasting for white and red wines, looking for structure and roundness of tannins.

Medium +

Medium Plus toasting with a relatively strong flame. It is adapted to wines with a good structure, and brings a grilled and spicy taste as well as volume and a richness in the mouth.

We advise the medium Plus toasting for the structured white and red wines, for which you wish to bring the intense flavors of the “bousinage”, in order to balance and offset the “body” of wine.

Strong

Heavy toasting realized with a big strong flame, gives the wine a grilled and woody flavor. It addresses the winemakers who desire a strong impact of the toasting on the wine.

Particularly adapted to heavy and structured wine.

Deep Expression Toastings

DE Light

The Light Expression Profonde or EP toasting is a ‘blonde’ toasting using small flames. Particularly adapted to the winemakers who search for a subtle impact of woodiness in their wine. The slow and gentle toasting keeps the original flavors of wine and gently brings roundness to the wine in mouth.

We advise this toasting in particular to the 320L Cigare barrels aimed at varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc or Viogner.

DE Medium -

The Medium Minus Expression Profonde toasting is a lengthy toasting using a small flame. This toasting highlights freshness and maintains the tension of wine. It brings a fine length into the mouth and verticality to wine. It is centered on the terroir and respect of the fruit.

We advise this toasting for the red wines such as Pinot Noir or white wines with a subtle wooded taste.

DE Medium

The Medium Expression Profonde is a long toasting with small flames at a medium intensity. This toasting highlights the freshness and maintains the tension of wine. It brings a fine length in the mouth and brings verticality to wine.

We advise this toasting for structured red wines such as Bordeaux Blend or Sangiovese.

DE Medium +

The Medium Plus Expression Profonde toasting is realized using a small flame. It lasts ten minutes longer than the EP toasting. It highlights the structure and strength of your wine, by bringing it to a nice length in the mouth.

This warm-up is suggested for powerful wines.

DE Strong

The Strong Expression Profonde is a long toasting realized using a small flame. It is perfect for structured red wine in which we look for a strong impact of wood. It is characterized by a woody and grilled taste; but also by a strong aromatic impact and a nice strength in the mouth.

This toasting is suggested for structured wine with a significant impact of wood.