As Nebraska wines go, James Arthur is an excellent. Of the wineries in this state, those within the eastern half grow the best grape varietals, and produce respectable vintages. Not so much for the western growers.
IMO, one of the biggest problems I see, here in Nebraska, is that many wine makers “cheat” with their wine aging process - by using bags of oak “chips,” suspended in polyethylene drums - rather than aging the wine in oak barrels. It makes for a boring pallet, a loss of distinction between varietals, and usually a peculiar aftertaste in the finished product.
It is all about speed.
The chips age wine faster (more surface area).
I would use steel vessels or other none odor materials rather than a PE drum. Still, you can’t match an old fashioned aging process for taste and mouthfeel.