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Definition of oaky
1 of wine : having the characteristics of being aged in oak casks an oaky chardonnay
2 : of, relating to, or having many oaks an oaky forest
oakiness
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The reposado gives it more of a deep, rich, oaky flavor.
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Products like the fruity and oaky Brenne Estate Cask ($60) intentionally target the U.S. market, a bold strategy in a country already awash with quality hooch.
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Because of inexpensive varietals like Kendall Jackson that define the California Chardonnay and make everybody think all Chardonnays should be oaky and buttery.
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But the brief interlude shortchanges long-term reactions, which can often mean that a whiskey distiller will end up bottling something that’s nice and oaky but also plagued with a sort of cornflakes aroma.
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Made famous in an oak-driven, opulent style by longtime Beringer winemaker Ed Sbragia, current versions of the wine are still rich and ripe, but less overtly oaky.
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Wines that won’t work so well include blockbuster, oaky, high-alcohol wines (many chardonnays, cabernet sauvignons, zinfandels, syrahs/shirazes and merlots).
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The prevailing style of these wines, grown mostly in the province of Mendoza to the northwest, is the antithesis to good pinot noir; powerfully fruity, opulent and often highly alcoholic and oaky.
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