> "Joe" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have some 2004 cab franc still in DJ. It still lacks oak and I have been
> > trying to find a reason to get started with an oak barrel. Would it be
> > too late to put this wine in a barrel?

Probably not, one thing that barreling your wine does more than just
add the oak tanning/flavor is that a micro oxygenation occurs that
caramelize your wine. Daniel Pambianchi wrote an article about just
this phenomenon in the Wine Maker magazine,
http://www.winemakermag.com/feature/111.html that might be worthwhile
having a look at.

SG Brix