Juicy and fruit-driven Chambourcin
Bottling
This was not fined or filtered, and other than a small dose of sulfur dioxide at bottling, nothing was added but the grapes.
Winemaking
While the goal of this project is wine that is joyous/casual/chill, the minimalist approach is actually one of the more challenging ways to make clean and delicious wines.
Aging
We source the grapes from the Shenandoah Valley, where cooler temps give us higher acidity that protects the grapes through fermentation and the wine during aging, especially since Chambourcin wine is generally low in tannins.
Palate
We co-fermented Vidal blanc to bring some depth to the aromatic and flavor profiles, and to further embrace the chillable, drinkable nature of the wine.