barrique
noun
bar·rique bä-ˈrēk 
plural barriques
: an oak barrel used for storing wine
The insides of these barriques are typically "toasted," literally burnt, to varying degrees, adding a complexity and color to the wine that traditionalists dub nonindigenous and blasphemous.
Matthew Gavin Frank, Barolo, 2010
Matthew Gavin Frank, Barolo, 2010
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "barrel," going back to Middle French
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above