Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
A Cabernet Sauvignon bred on the vine and in the winery for early approachability, the wine nevertheless evolves in bottle to repay patience in its consumption. Because of its vivid fruit and moderate concentration of tannins, its food pairing range is broader than expected, while still giving great satisfaction especially with rich red meats and game.
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FOOD PAIRINGS
Barley soup with fresh thyme and parmigiano
Grilled strip loin of beef with green peppercorn sauce
Fine assorted cheeses and dried figs
TASTING NOTES
Vinification
VINTAGE FACTORS
Cellar life 5 yrs
Another challenging season which started with very early budbreak in late March, followed by a 3 night of frost which impacted and reduced the yield of Chardonnay and Nebbiolo by 20%, three more frosty nights April did not cause further damage and the season normalized in early May inducing ideal bloom conditions for the clusters. Above average precipitation in June until early August made us a bit jittery, yet hopeful, and finally we started receiving some periods of sunshine, harvest started on August 21st on white varietals with good to very good quality especially on grapes picked in early September. Stellar-solar weather in the first 4 weeks of September gifted us with an opportunity to pick good to excellent fruit according to varietal and vineyard block combination. Another Octagon Vintage from Merlot Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, no Cabernet Sauvignon.
Fermentation
5-7 days on the skins in stainless steel
Maceration
5-7 days
Composition
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Aging
5 months in used French oak barriques
Analysis
Alcohol, 12.5%
Residual Sugars, 0.1%
Total Acidity, 0.56%