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Belle Rouge

Belle Rouge Wine Details
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Description: Dry and medium bodied red wine made with our estate Aurore and Leon Millot grapes and aged in American oak barrels made with oak harvested from the Hoosier National Forest. Spice and red fruit aromas yield to strawberry, rhubarb, red currant and spice flavors.

Varietal Definition
Aurore:
French-american hybrid grape widely grown in New York State (U.S.A). Used to produce fruity white wines of mild intensity usually vinified with a dry finish and also good quality sparkling wines. Mainly found in the colder northern temperate regions of North America.
Leon Millot:
Early french-american hybrid grape very similar to Marechal Foch.


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