Morn'n
If you have enough wine - try some of each.
Last year I did have enough syrah and did the following:
1 carboy - 3 oz French - house toast
1 carboy - 3 oz American - Heavy Toast
1 carboy - 3 oz Hungarian - Heavy
These were all in contact for 8 weeks
Wow - same wine different oak - what a difference.
French was hints of carmel tasting
American was hints of Licorice tasting
Hungarian - little hints of coffee flavor
Had a tasting at a local winery (friends - about 8 people (2 of them were commercial winery owners) and the following were the results:
7 - liked the French the best
1 - liked the Hungarian
All were very good and very drinkable but the above 2 seemed to be liked the best.
I sent Waldo a bottle of the American Syrah and he had high praise for it.
Anyway, this was my test - fun to see the differences.
rrawhide