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Chambourcin

Chambourcin Wine Details
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Description: A French hybrid with a medium body, it has a vibrant ruby red color with dark cherry flavors and rich earth characters. Light and dry, it is low in tannins with a long finish.

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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