Red wine · Dry
2020 Chambourcin
A medium bodied dry red with earthy, herbal notes, dark fruit and chocolate. 2021 Governor’s Cup winner.
Wine details
- Grape: Chambourcin
- Style: Red wine, dry
- Vintage: 2020
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Residual sugar: 0.2%
- Similar to: Pinot Noir
- Bottle: 750 ml
Tasting notes
How it tastes
It has earthy and herbal aromas with notes of dark fruit and chocolate. It has a fresh acidity and soft tannins that are well balanced. With a medium body and a medium finish. Chambourcin perfectly complements grilled meats, pastas in rich red sauces and ripe cheeses such as Brie or Camembert.
Pairings
Serve it with
Beef and pork.
The wine
About this wine
Chambourcin is a French-American hybrid of unknown parentage, hybridized in the 1800s by Joannes Seyve. This late-ripening variety is carefully fermented on the skins and then aged for one year in French and American oak barrels.
More about the Chambourcin grape
Recognition
Awards and honors
- Governor’s Cup, Best Wine in Missouri, 2021 Missouri Wine Competition
- Double Gold, 2021 Jefferson Cup Invitational
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Taste it at the winery
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