Octagon
A wine of noble character, created by blending estate-grown Bordeaux varietals, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot, Octagon’s great prestige rests further on its being created only in fine vintages, and with the most astute selection from the harvest. This is the highest expression of our estate’s European derivation and inspiration, crafted to be a wine of distinctive character and age worthiness in every incarnation.
Featured Profile
Octagon at the coreVintage Factors
Year
2019
Cellar Life
30yrs
We will be celebrating the 2019 growing season for many years to come, for giving us white wines of great intensity and fragrance, and reds of unquestionably long age-worthiness. The whole season was ideal, from a frost-free spring with abundant moisture, to a summer with moderate rainfall and steady warm temperature building to extended, emphatic heat, with clear skies permitting optimum pacing of picking in the early fall.
Awards
| James Suckling.com | 94 Points |
| Sommelier Challenge IWC, 2022 | Gold Medal |
| San Diego Wine & Spirits Challenge, 2023 | Gold Medal |
Vinification
| Fermentation | 6-10 days on the skins in stainless steel |
| Maceration | 15 days |
| Composition | Merlot 62%, Cabernet Franc 34%, Petit Verdot 4% |
| Aging | 12 months French oak barriques, new 40%, used 60% |
| Analysis | Alcohol, 13.5% |
| Residual Sugars, 0.1% | |
| Total Acidity, 0.53% |
Food Pairings
Osso buco alla veneziana
Chicken braised in Octagon and black olives
Sage and walnut-crusted lamb chop in rosemary jus
Tasting Notes
Attractive deep garnet color, elegant aromas of blueberry, black currant, fresh flowers and dry herbs, the structure expresses medium body, silky tannins and a cool, refined finish. Drinkable now, yet with a long future and evolution in the mouthfeel and aromatic profile . It is very reminiscent of the stellar Octagon 2009 from a vintage considered by many Virginia winemakers as "the perfect one".
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Philéo
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2018
Paxxito
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Feudo Principi di Butera
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Brut Cuvée 1814
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Brut Rosé Cuvée 1814
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Cornus Virginicus
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2020
Merlot
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2021
Pinot Grigio
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Castello d'Albola
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2020
Cabernet Sauvignon
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2020
Chardonnay
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2020
Sauvignon Blanc Reserve
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Brut Blanc de Blancs
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2019
Barbera Reserve
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2019
Sangiovese Reserve
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2021
Vermentino Reserve
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2021
Cabernet Franc Reserve
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2021
Chardonnay Reserve
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2014
Merlot Reserve
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2021
Viognier Reserve
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2018
Petit Verdot Reserve
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2020
Fiano Reserve
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2019
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
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2019
Nascent
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2019
Nebbiolo Reserve
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2019
Octagon
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2021
Allegrante Rosé