Winery BarboursvilleOctagon
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Octagon of the Winery Barboursville is in the top 5 of wines of Virginia.
Taste structure of the Octagon from the Winery Barboursville
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Octagon of Winery Barboursville in the region of Virginia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Octagon of Winery Barboursville in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Octagon
Pairings that work perfectly with Octagon
Original food and wine pairings with Octagon
The Octagon of Winery Barboursville matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed peppers, tournedos rossini with port sauce or cream and tuna quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Barboursville's Octagon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Octagon from Winery Barboursville are 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004 and 2019.
Informations about the Winery Barboursville
The Winery Barboursville is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Virginia
Virginia is a state on the eastern seaboard of the United States, located immediately South of Maryland and North of the Carolinas. The state covers 42,750 square miles (110,750 km2) of mountains, valleys and the Atlantic coastal Complex that forms its eastern border. From the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the coastal creeks and estuaries in the east, Virginia's topography and geology are varied, to say the least. The landscape around the Chesapeake Bay - a vast coastal inlet that separates the main state from its Eastern Shore - could hardly be more different from that below Mt Rogers (1,750m), 480km to the west.
The word of the wine: Organoleptic
Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.
