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Butler Vineyard Chambourcin

Butler Vineyard Chambourcin Wine Details
Price: $15.95 per bottle

Description: Smooth, dry red wine. Medium body; aged in oak for one year. Aroma has notes of cedar mixed with fresh bramble fruit. Blackberries & cherries on the palate make this wine very drinkable. Silver medal winner at the 2005 Indy International.

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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