Schmitt, whose perfume training and subsequent re-invention in wine has earned him the nickname 'nose of Bordeaux', has started a three-year experiment with barrel maker Charlois on different oak treatments for wine.
Together with Charlois, which owns Berthomieu, Saury and Leroi cooperages, he will conduct tests in the cellar of an unnamed Bordeaux chateau, ensuring all the wine is kept in the same base conditions.
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