Tonight’s occasion: 2015 Octagon by Barboursville Vineyards, Virginia.
Dark rich color. Nose is characterized by caramel, warm wet earth, blackberries and tart plums. As it opens up it develops notes of coffee and cocoa.
Body is well balanced, has good structure and composition. With every sip, you are greeted with fine grained tannins, a touch of acidity accompanied by creamy tannins gives it a full mouthfeel. A nice leather permeates the entire experience along with black currants. Finish starts off smooth and creamy. As it opens up an increasingly dry tannic grip emerges, reminding you this wine is still young, built for the long haul. I am tickled by the fact that I am sipping such a precise, quality wine from Virginia.
This is a dry wine on all accounts. Made in the classic old world Bordeaux style. It is surprisingly accurate. Well done folks!
Few things please me like a winemaker/winery maintains an extensive library of their wines and makes them readily available to any wine enthusiasts who wish to explore their wines. Barboursville does an amazing job of this. If you visit the product page for this wine, scroll to the bottom, you can see an extensive library available for purchase. I cannot overstate how awesome this is for any WineSnob!
https://www.bbvwine.com/wine-shop/octagon
Tech Sheet
| Fermentation: | 6-10 days on the skins in stainless steel |
| Maceration: | 15 days |
| Composition: | Merlot 50%, Cabernet Franc 20%, Petit Verdot 30% |
| Aging: | 12 months French oak barriques, new 40%, used 60% |
| Analysis: | Alcohol, 13.5% |
| Residual Sugar: |
0.0% |
| Total Acidity: | 0.57% |
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