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Chambourcin

Chambourcin Wine Details
Price: $10.00 per bottle

Description: This French-American Hybrid grape grown in Southern Indiana produces a beautiful, deep red, medium- bodied dry wine with herbaceous aromas and a crisp acidity. Lightly oaked with French oak. Pairs exceptionally well with anything chocolate as well as pork, beef and lamb.

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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