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Chambourcin

Chambourcin Wine Details
Price: $16.00 per bottle

Description: This single vineyard barrel-aged Chambourcin from older vines shows what this variety can do. Dark, inky color with a black cherry nose and a full range of flavors on the pallet from upfront plum & berryfruit to smoky tobacco and anise woven in a burgundian structure.

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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