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Wine Details
Price:
$18.99 per bottle
Description:
The 2001 vintage was marked by extremes. Spring rains caused some problems during bloom, but heat in July, August, and September caused rapid ripening of Chambourcin clusters. This supplied sufficient sugars for alcohols slightly above normal. After 13 months in American oak, the best barrels were assembled for the Heritage blend. The resulting wine has aromas of smoky oak and spice with red currant and cherry. On the palate, there is raspberry and cherry backed by good acidity and enough tannin to cellar a few years. The finish lingers with spice and oak. Optimal drinking will be 2005 - 2007.
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Varietal Definition
Chambourcin:
A french-american hybrid used to make red wines with fruity flavors and some herbaceousness. Grown in the cooler regions of Eastern U.S. and Canada. Decreasing acreages also found in Europe; due to stringent European Union rules these varieties cannot be blended with traditional varieties.
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Optima:
Recent crossing of Riesling and Sylvaner grape with the Muller-Thurgau. Widely grown in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region of Germany and used for blending purposes in the white wines of the region.
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