Micro-oxygenation: a measured dose

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The standard

The measured oxygen dose derives amount and timing from the state of the wine, not from a fixed scheme.

Criteria

The amount follows the measured state, not a fixed value
It stays small enough to create development, not oxidation
Its timing is bound to the ageing phase, not the calendar
Its effect is verified before the next dose

Distinction

Micro-oxygenation ≠ oxidation: oxidation is an uncontrolled oxygen ingress that damages a wine, micro-oxygenation a measured oxygen dose with limited effect. Micro-oxygenation ≠ barrel ageing: barrel ageing releases oxygen slowly through the wood, micro-oxygenation adds it deliberately.