Full Review

Nitz

Nitz
2022 South Facing Red, Lake Michigan Shore

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Chambourcin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13% RS: 1.3%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$12
Best Buy

Nitz
2022 South Facing Red, Lake Michigan Shore

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Chambourcin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13% RS: 1.3%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry, Earl Grey black tea, and mild cocoa nibs with a velvety, vibrant, dryish medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish imparting overtones of black cherry preserves, blackberry, and semi bitter chocolate with a suggestion of oak flavor. A must have for those that like red wines with a touch of sugar and a slight chill.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: black cherry, blackberry, Earl Grey black tea, and mild cocoa nibs
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of black cherry preserves, blackberry, and semi bitter chocolate
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A must have for those that like red wines with a touch of sugar and a slight chill.

The Producer

Chill Hill Winery

The Producer
8992 First St
Baroda, MI 49101
USA
1 269-876-0014

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.