Rancio: A rancio is a wine, or a spirit, having undergone an oxidative aging. This sought-after oxidation differs from accidental maderization which “breaks” a wine.
Aging of wine: Aging in oak barrels for several months, or years, is the origin of most of the aromas giving rancio, even if this type of complex aroma is the meeting between one or more varieties of grapes, a climate, a terroir, the actions of the winemaker upstream and the cellar master downstream, a...
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