Full Review

Chateau Chantal

Chateau Chantal
2020 Proproprietor’s Reserve Trio Red Blend, Old Mission Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: .2%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$30

Chateau Chantal
2020 Proproprietor’s Reserve Trio Red Blend, Old Mission Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: .2%
Burnt sienna color. Aromas and flavors of day old coffee grounds, dried cherries, chocolate fudge, and bell pepper with a satiny, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish revealing suggestions of black pepper and leather, sautéed bell peppers, and blueberry tomato salad. Earthy, fruity, and layered complexity; the proper food pairings could make this really sing.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: day old coffee grounds, dried cherries, chocolate fudge, and bell pepper
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of black pepper and leather, sautéed bell peppers, and blueberry tomato salad
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Earthy, fruity, and layered complexity; the proper food pairings could make this really sing.

The Producer

Chateau Chantal

The Producer
15900 Rue De Vin
Traverse City, MI 49686
USA
1 231-223-4110

Other US Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
'Other Red' is a catch-all category for both uncommon grape varietals and uncommon combinations of varietals. There are little pockets of other red varietals grown throughout the US. In California, Italian varietals such as Barbera, Gignolino, Primitivo, and Nebbiolo and esoteric Rhone varietals like Cinsault and Carignano can be found. Tempranillo, best known as the principal red variety of Spain’s Rioja, can also be found in small plantings in the Southwest where hot grown conditions favor the grape. Many producers throughout the US produce blends of Bordeaux with non-Bordeaux varietals such as Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Syrah and even hybrids like Chambourcin that fall under our Other US Red category.