Chambourcin is a grape that, if you try to make it act like vinifera, is a bit like jogging with a cat on a leash. You can do it, but its going to be weird, plenty of folks will disapprove, and it will get its revenge while you sleep (the cat will). Chambourcins spirit animal is not a cat, but rather some theoretical forever puppy:soft, playful, endlessly charming, wont stop chewing the cats leash. It is a red wine that carries a tannin load closer to that of most white wines, and like whites, is freshest and juiciest when there is plenty of acidity. For that reason it is perfect with a chill, and the soft tannins and bright fruit are reminiscent of the grape Gamay. Thats why, in the early days of this wine, Early Mountain veteran, Patt Eagan, coined the term Chambojolais. He should put that on a T-shirt.

Staff Reviews:

“Hails from a creative vineyard in Virginia which immediately intrigued me. It’s light and bright with a touch of earth, perfect with a light chill. Made from Chambourcin, but feels Gamay (my fave) adjacent!”