Each year, tonnellerie Nadalié trains several apprentices. They will become highly qualified coopers like their senior colleagues. This guarantees the continuity of first-rate craftsmanship.
choosing the stave planks
Following several processes -shaping, planning and jointing - the stave planks, which have now become staves, are individually seleted through visual inspection by a master cooper.
raising the barrel
The barrel is assembled in a circular fashion forming what is known as "the Rose". This highly skilled process is the result of a "total quality and skills development" ethos at Nadalié.
customized toasting
Fire, water and hard work by skilled artisans, enables the barrel to take shape. Toasting is a pivotal stage of the "barrel making process". Customized specifications are followed.
Along with closely monitored temperatures and fire intensities the distinctive organoleptic characteristics are archieved. The goal : "Perfect harmony between Wood and Wine".
the mastery of tradition
hi-tech methods
- optical aids for forming cask heads,
- Using state-of-the-art temperature guns enable the cooper's work to be more precise and accurate than ever before.
stringent inspections
Stringent Quality controls accompany the manufacturing process at every stage, delivering the Nadalié products of impeccable standards.
