1. Plural of barrique; small wooden barrels, typically holding 225 liters, used for aging wine, especially in Bordeaux and other wine regions.
Usage: wine industry term; French origin; often used in wine production and tasting contexts

Examples

• The winery aged its Cabernet in French oak barriques for 18 months.
• Barriques impart subtle vanilla and spice notes to the wine.
• The cellar contained hundreds of barriques stacked in neat rows.
• Premium wines are often matured in new barriques rather than used ones.
• The cooper crafted barriques from carefully selected French oak.
• Barriques are a standard vessel in Bordeaux wine production.