Cabernet Sauvignon 2025
$ 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
A most memorable vintage full of uncertainty yet with a triumphant ending. Budbreak began late March, in mid-April we dodged a severe frost, bloom started with Nebbiolo on May 8th with ideal weather conditions, then from late May through early August we received weekly shower weekly resulting in vigorous vegetation which required, several hedging of the canopy, meticulous leaf pulling around clusters and reducing cluster count to promote air circulation, all of this with the hope that the weather would adjust. Quite miraculously on August 16th clear skies, warm temperature, gentle breezes set in enabling an amazing ripening all the way through September 26th when we finished harvest ahead of some rains and declared an OCTAGON VINTAGE. The earlier ripening Sauvignon Blanc, Moscato and Pinot Grigio that were picked in the third week of August we rate as very good quality because still affected by the early summer rains, all other later varietals are outstanding
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%