Ok to use white wine barrel for red wine?

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Im making a chardonnay and have a new barrel.Would it be ok to age it in the barrel and then age a brunello in the same barrel afterwards or would it be a problem mixing white wine barrel with red wine?
 
I believe you would have more of a problem going the other way, i.e., making the Brunello first and then aging the Chardonnay in the same barrel. You would probably end up with a Chardonnay Rose'. In my opinion, you should not experience any issue aging the Chardonnay first. I would take care to clean the barrel out with hot water but other than than, I say go for it.
 

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