Meaning & use
Oaked
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Aged or fermented in oak barrels, giving a beverage such as wine or whiskey a distinctive flavor.
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The heavily oaked chardonnay had strong notes of vanilla and toast.
Winemakers experimented with lightly oaked and unoaked versions of the same grape.
A note on using this word
A term common in wine and spirits tasting notes, describing flavors like vanilla, toast, and spice imparted by the wood.
Words with a similar meaning
barrel-aged
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Words with an opposite meaning
unoaked
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