This is an old review I wrote for another site
Ah Chambourcin, honestly I never know what to make of this varietal. Every time I have one it seems like a whole new experience and this one certainly doesn’t stray from that trend. When you open up a bottle of this wine you are hit with some pretty wonderful aromas. The first I noticed off the bat was a lovely red berry smell, possibly cherry. After that I got an earthy sort of quality with a bit of assorted herbs, always nice to get in my opinion. And then, once you’re done with the smell, you are hit with an absolutely wonderful experience when you take your first sip. Straight away you get those fruits again but this time they seem to be more of a black fruit quality, blackberry perhaps. You also get a bit of a spicy hint to the lovely jammy flavour of this wine. And to top all this off you get a really smooth quality to this wine where everything blends together well and it all just seems to linger in your mouth after each sip. As for food pairing with this, I had a nice steak with a side of mushrooms that went pretty well with this wine. Besides that I think this would go quite nicely with a hearty stew or even with a chocolate cake. So, final opinion is that I loved this wine and think you might too if you are a fan of Chambourcin, any Cabs or even spicier merlots. So go on and give this a try, what do you have to lose at $16.
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