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Chambourcin

Chambourcin Wine Details
Price: $13.49 per bottle

Description: Chambourcin (Joannes-Seyve 26-205) is a late-ripening grape that may produce a highly-rated red wine when the fruit fully matures. It requires a long growing season and a site less subject to low winter temperatures. The large, moderately loose bunches set medium-sized blue berries. The vine is very productive, and cluster thinning is required. Wines from this grape are higher in tannins than other French-American hybrids. Chambourcin is a full-bodied red wine made in the traditional manner, using the varietal grape Chambourcin. It makes wines with an intensely dark garnet color with good fruit flavors. It can produce a wide variety of styles of wine. Round in the mouth, with a softness that evokes a Merlot. Marries best with lamb, beef, game, and all the heavier cheeses.




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