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Classic Red

Classic Red Wine Details
Price: $7.99 per bottle

Description: Classic Red is a well-balanced medium-bodied Beaujolais style red wine. We blend and oak age Baco Noir, Chancellor, and deChaunac to produce a wine with a complex fruit character that is dry, smooth and modestly oaked. Goes well with red meats and hearty meals. (0.99%RS) Silver Medal, 2003 New York State Fair Commercial Wine Competition

Varietal Definition
Baco Noir:
BA french-american hybrid grape used to make an intense red wine regarded by some as a good substitute for Cabernet Sauvignon . Capable of aging, its origins trace to the Folle Blanche and a native American strain of grape. Extensively grown in the cool northern regions of N. America.
Chancellor:
A french-american hybrid with origins in the Rhone Valley of France. Was widely grown and very popular in France where it was used to produce high quality red and rose' wines. Now being replaced by varieties stipulated by E.U. rules. Also grown in the cooler regions of Eastern U.S. and Canada.
Corot Noir:
Corot noir is the result of a cross between hybrids Seyve Villard 18-307 and Steuben in 1970. It ripens mid-season to late-season, and according to Reisch, its wines "are free of the hybrid aromas typical of many other red hybrid grapes, and can be used for varietal wine production or for blending. The distinctive red wine has a deep red color and attractive berry and cherry fruit aromas."


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