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Chambourcin

Chambourcin Wine Details
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Description: Chambourcin is a dark-berried French hybrid grape that has been planted in America only since the 1970s. The grapes produce deep-colored wines with full aromatic flavors. Cloer Family Vineyards’ Chambourcin is a smooth buttery wine with a hint of nutmeg and chocolate. It is excellent served with beef dishes.

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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