Selection
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Sogibois has explored the finest oak forests in
France for more than 25 years. The perfect conditions
of the forests allow the trees to grow slowly and
regularly and gradually acquire that tight-grained
structure that will later impart those subtle and delicate
tannins that all the wine terroirs in France
perpetually seek. Countless inspections of forests and
plots over the years have enabled us not only to gain
in-depth knowledge of the best sources but also and
especially to offer our customers a selection of very
high quality wood.
Come rain or come shine, time and time again,
in an equilibrist act on the boles, we leave nothing to
chance to assess the characteristics of each tree.
This knowledge of standing or felled timber
is both invaluable and fundamental being the key
to a manufacturing process that requires faultless
stave-grade wood.
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Conservation
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Oak trees are harvested only during dormancy, the
period when the trees are resting, between October
and March. Sogibois thus accumulates sufficient stock
to ensure consignments to customers all the year
round. To fill the gap between seasons, SOGIBOIS
has created a log conservation system to protect the
wood’s potential against the effects of time until it is
used for production.
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Traceability
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Just like a passport, the identification badge placed
on the base of each log testifies to SOGIBOIS’s
total and daily commitment to product traceability
throughout the chain of custody, from the forest
(origin, date, dimensions) to the production of
rough staves several months later.
To ensure the long-term survival of its source
material, Sogibois obtained the Pan European
Forest Certification (PEFC) in February 2006 to
guarantee the sustainable management of its source
forests.
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