Some winemakers in France, not happy with the limitations of the appellation d'origine controlee regulatory scheme (under which winemakers can obtain the right to use regional labels like Bordeaux or Burgundy) and contending that the system counters the free development of wine by rewarding and enforcing uniformity, are finding it hard to buck the system.
Article on L.A. Times.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
#30 - Chambourcin
Varietal: Chambourcin
Wine: Chambourcin
Label: Fabbioli Cellars
Region: Virginia
Year: 2009
Date Tasted: December 2011
Notes:
This excellent wine from a hybrid grape, courtesy of friends Caleb & Jen, presents as a full bodied dry red. The flavor is full and varied, beginning with a dry merlot-like flavor that adds in notes of nutmeg and rum. The finish is smooth and thoughtful and keeps you reaching back for the glass, after an appropriate appreciative pause.
It paired very nicely with an excellent slow marinaded steak grilled under Caleb's careful tutelage.
Wine: Chambourcin
Label: Fabbioli Cellars
Region: Virginia
Year: 2009
Date Tasted: December 2011
Notes:
This excellent wine from a hybrid grape, courtesy of friends Caleb & Jen, presents as a full bodied dry red. The flavor is full and varied, beginning with a dry merlot-like flavor that adds in notes of nutmeg and rum. The finish is smooth and thoughtful and keeps you reaching back for the glass, after an appropriate appreciative pause.
It paired very nicely with an excellent slow marinaded steak grilled under Caleb's careful tutelage.
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