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White Horse Winery

White Horse Winery
2018 Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain

Pair this wine with:
Beef Chicken Lamb Pork

Category: Chambourcin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$18

White Horse Winery
2018 Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain

Pair this wine with:
Beef Chicken Lamb Pork

Category: Chambourcin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate roasted nuts, fancy berry bubblegum, marinated tomatoes, and orange blossoms with a supple, bright, dryish medium body and a smooth, delightful, medium-length finish with notes of choke cherry and cassis, tomato compote, jicama, and ground nuts with crunchy, dusty, fine tannins and light oak flavor. A nice dry, savory, chewy Chambourcin that will be a fine table companion.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Savory & New World
Aroma Aroma: chocolate roasted nuts, fancy berry bubblegum, marinated tomatoes, and orange blossoms
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of choke cherry and cassis, tomato compote, jicama, and ground nuts
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Brisket, Shish-Kabob, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A nice dry, savory, chewy Chambourcin that will be a fine table companion.

The Producer

White Horse Winery

The Producer
106 Hall Street
Hammonton, NJ 08037
USA
1 609-270-1411

Their Portfolio

BR White Horse Winery 2019 Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $19.00. - Bronze Medal
89 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate, Albarino, Outer Coastal Plain 12.1% (USA) $25.00.
88 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate, Traminette, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $18.00.
89 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $29.00.
89 White Horse Winery 2018 Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $18.00.
86 White Horse Winery 2018 Estate, Vidal Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 12.1% (USA) $25.00.
90 White Horse Winery 2017 Reserve, Cabernet Franc, American 12.2% (USA) $42.00.
BR White Horse Winery NV Painted White, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $22.00. - Bronze Medal
BR White Horse Winery NV Painted Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $21.00. - Bronze Medal
92 White Horse Winery 2017 Cabernet Franc, Outer Coastal Plain 12.2% (USA) $42.00.
85 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate Painted White Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $22.00.
BR White Horse Winery 2019 Painted Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
89 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate, Traminette, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $20.00.
BR White Horse Winery 2020 Estate Reserve Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $29.00. - Bronze Medal
88 White Horse Winery 2018 Estate, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $19.00.
85 White Horse Winery 2017 Vintner’s Red Blend, American 13.5% (USA) $23.00.
91 White Horse Winery 2020 Estate Reserve Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $29.00.
89 White Horse Winery 2020 Estate, Chardonnay, Outer Coastal Plain 13.1% (USA) $19.00.
86 White Horse Winery 2020 Estate, Vidal Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 13.3% (USA) $25.00.
87 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $29.00.
87 White Horse Winery 2020 Estate Semi-Sweet Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12% (USA) $19.00.
86 White Horse Winery 2020 Painted White , Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $22.00.
90 White Horse Winery 2020 Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $20.00.
88 White Horse Winery 2020 Estate Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, Outer Coastal Plain 14.1% (USA) $29.00.
91 White Horse Winery 2020 Estate, Albarino, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $26.00.
94 White Horse Winery 2018 Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Outer Coastal Plain 12.8% (USA) $42.00.
89 White Horse Winery 2021 Estate, Albariño, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $26.00.
88 White Horse Winery 2021 Painted White Estate White Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $23.00.
92 White Horse Winery 2021 Estate, Vidal Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 11.9% (USA) $25.00.
88 White Horse Winery 2021 Estate Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $32.00.
85 White Horse Winery 2021 Painted Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $22.00.
BR White Horse Winery 2021 Estate Reserve Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.2% (USA) $29.00. - Bronze Medal
88 White Horse Winery 2019 Estate, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain 12% (USA) $20.00.
93 White Horse Winery 2019 Painted Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $29.00.
93 White Horse Winery 2018 Cabernet Franc, Outer Coastal Plain 12.8% (USA) $42.00.
93 White Horse Winery 2019 Reserve, Merlot, Outer Coastal Plain 12% (USA) $35.00.

Chambourcin

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Chambourcin is a red French hybrid grape that was developed in the early 1960s. It is planted in several states in the eastern US; the top examples come from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York; there are also examples made in Australia, where it sometimes is blended with Shiraz.

The grape has black juice, unlike most red grapes whose juice is clear. Thus a Chambourcin wine has deep purple color; flavors are of plum and black cherry. It is best consumed in its youth (two to three years) for its freshness.