Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$ 17.00A 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
March brought a bit of apprehension with much warmer than average temperatures indicating a potential early bud-break which may have resulted in high risk of frost damage in April, finally at the end of the third week the temperatures dropped in normal range and were followed but a beautiful April with ideal gradual warm up. Flowering started on May 15th and ended in early June with ideal mild temperature and gentle winds. The summer delivered gentle rains at the right time and harvest started in mid-August to finish in late September. The cluster were perfectly ripe in all varietals and produced some of the best wines ever in all varietals. A stellar Octagon vintage.
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%