Barboursville Octagon 2010
-
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
-
Wine Spectator
This polished red offers black cherry, plum, licorice, toast and mineral notes. Focused and harmonious, with well-integrated tannins and firm acidity. Shows good cut and intensity. Better than previously reviewed. Drink now through 2020.
-
Wine Enthusiast
Winemaker Luca Paschina has crafted an aromatic patchwork of dark plum, cassis and tar, plus baking spice, mocha and turned-earth details. Medium to full bodied, this selection shows impressive finesse that is characteristic of Barboursville wines, and the balance between its flesh and tannin-acid framework is spot on. Stash this one in the cellar for a few years. Cellar Selection.
Other Vintages
2019-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Suckling
James
-
Suckling
James
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert
-
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Suckling
James
-
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
Diversity of landscape, terrain and climate make Virginia one of the most exciting American wine producing states today. Its viticultural history reaches as far back as 1607 when early settlers made the first wine from indigenous American grapes.
Thomas Jefferson imported the first French varieties to Virginia and grew the Vitis vinifera species (the European species), though not with great success.
Today, however, increased knowledge and optimal vineyard management techniques bring prosperity with a great number of diverse varieties. Virginia’s varied landscape has created seven distinct AVAs (American Viticultural Areas).
Encouraged by an enthusiastic state government, fine wine production in Virginia continues to flourish. The state achieves success with a variety of wine types and styles including sparkling wines, Bordeaux Blends, Nebbiolo, Chardonnay, Viognier and less common whites like Petit Manseng and Vermentino.