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Wine Details
Price:
$18.00 per bottle
Description:
Made from 66% Chambourcin blended from LeLyon Vineyard (ask me about these guys) with 34% Norton from Robller Vineyards. Once again this is a vintage wine that is not labeled as such. The 2003 growing season was a particularly hot one here in Missouri, with the KC region (LeLyon) seeing triple digits for well over a week. Color was not a problem, but some of the chemistry was off. Everything worked out rather well after blending these two dramatically different regions, but similar wines.
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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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Norton:
In 1835, Dr. Daniel Norton of Virginia developed this grape varietal that was originally known as the Virginia Seedling. Widely planted in the Midwest (where it is sometimes called Cynthiana), it has become a source of interest to East Coast vintners in recent years. It produces a dark, inky wine with flavors of plums and cherries. Horton Vineyards in Virginia is particularly interested in reviving the grape's reputation. In the South, look for Norton (or Cynthiana) from Moonrise Bay, Mountain Valley, Three Sisters, Tiger Mountain and Tennessee Valley.
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