HistoryFrench OakKnow-HowQuality & TraceabilityTradition & Innovation Cooperage expertise for 3 generations Tonnellerie Sylvain is first and foremost the story of a family driven by a passion, which has been producing custom-made barrels to meet winemakers’ requirements, since Gérard Sylvain set up his first workshop in 1957. Jean-Luc Sylvain, now supported by his children Claire and Rémi, has carried on this tradition of high quality in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyards, near Saint-Emilion. Tonnellerie Sylvain’s barrels may be found in a large number of highly-reputed Châteaux and estates, and the family company has also conquered the export market, which accounts for two-thirds of its production. A passion from generation to generation Jean-Luc, Claire et Rémi Sylvain, are highly demanding and attach particular importance to the values of craftsmanship; know-how and precision are the only guarantee of quality in the cooper’s art. While technical innovation is visible in the workshops, all the major phases in barrel manufacture are carried out manually by experienced master coopers. The aim is to perpetuate the craftmanshio and family know-how by offering Tonnellerie Sylvain’s technological advances, reliability and quality. TRADITION & INNOVATION Tonnellerie Sylvain in figures 1 EMPLOYEES within the different services of the company: stave machining, head preparation, barrel assembling, toasting, quality control, finishing workshop, expedition, aftersales, sales and sales administration. 15000 BARRELS produced per year to enhance the wines all around the world thanks to the several ranges adapted to every grape variety and wine area. 1 % EXPORTED to the vineyards all around the world, in the North Hemisphere (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United-States…) but also in the South Hemisphere (Argentina, Australia, Chili, New Zealand, South Africa…). Tonnellerie Our History Frenck Oak Know-How Quality & Traceability Tradition & Innovation Range Selection Réserve Grande Réserve Blanc Signature Biodynamie® Barrels Bordeaux Château Bordeaux Export Burgundy 400 to 600 L Vinification Collection Contact Follow us ! © All rights reserved Tonnellerie Sylvain Legal terms of use