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William Heritage

William Heritage
2022 Burn Pile Vineyard Reserve, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Chambourcin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.8%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$48
'2024 New Jersey Wine Competition - Best Hybrid Red Wine'

William Heritage
2022 Burn Pile Vineyard Reserve, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Chambourcin

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.8%
Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of pickled black cherry, black plum and mushroom, leather and pipe tobacco, and cedar and black pepper with a velvety, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, delightful, medium-length finish with notes of dry black plum and boysenberry, leather and pipe tobacco, tart black cherry, and currants and pepper with medium tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A classic Chambourcin with bold, black fruit notes and an underlying earthy and spicy character that will be great with richer food pairings.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: pickled black cherry, black plum and mushroom, leather and pipe tobacco, and cedar and black pepper
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of dry black plum and boysenberry, leather and pipe tobacco, tart black cherry, and currants and pepper
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A classic Chambourcin with bold, black fruit notes and an underlying earthy and spicy character that will be great with richer food pairings.

The Producer

William Heritage Winery

The Producer
480 Mullica Hill Road
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
USA
1 856-589-4474

Their Portfolio

89 William Heritage 2021 Limited Release, Chenin Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $32.00.
89 William Heritage 2021 Limited Release, Semillon, Outer Coastal Plain 13.1% (USA) $34.00.
87 William Heritage 2021 Estate Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 13.1% (USA) $38.00.
94 William Heritage 2021 Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 12.9% (USA) $26.00.
92 William Heritage 2021 Estate Reserve Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 13% (USA) $34.00.
94 William Heritage 2020 Estate Reserve Five Gen Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 13.4% (USA) $42.00.
94 William Heritage 2019 Estate Reserve Norman’s Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Outer Coastal Plain 13.8% (USA) $48.00.
87 William Heritage 2020 Estate Reserve Burn Pile Vineyard, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain 13% (USA) $48.00.
95 William Heritage 2019 Reserve BDX Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 13.6% (USA) $50.00.
86 William Heritage NV Select, Chardonnay, American 13.5% (USA) $24.00.
86 William Heritage NV Select Rosé, American 13.2% (USA) $24.00.
91 William Heritage 2022 Coeur d’Est Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 13.7% (USA) $34.00.
89 William Heritage 2019 Reserve Blanc De Blancs, Outer Coastal Plain 12.1% (USA) $46.00.
88 William Heritage 2019 Reserve Blanc De Noirs, Outer Coastal Plain 12.2% (USA) $48.00.
90 William Heritage 2022 Reserve Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 13.2% (USA) $34.00.
92 William Heritage 2022 Reserve Grenache Syrah Rosé, Outer Coastal Plain 13.4% (USA) $36.00.
88 William Heritage 2022 Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 13.2% (USA) $38.00.
87 William Heritage 2022 Reserve White Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 14% (USA) $36.00.
85 William Heritage 2022 Reserve Gravel Block Vineyard, Chardonnay, Outer Coastal Plain 13.7% (USA) $44.00.
88 William Heritage 2022 Reserve BDX Blanc White Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 13.3% (USA) $40.00.
91 William Heritage 2021 Reserve Burn Pile Vineyard, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain 13.3% (USA) $40.00.
91 William Heritage 2021 Reserve BDX Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 12.7% (USA) $50.00.
90 William Heritage 2021 Reserve Five Gen Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 12.4% (USA) $45.00.
85 William Heritage 2023 Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 13.7% (USA) $38.00.
88 William Heritage 2023 Reserve BDX Blanc White Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 13% (USA) $40.00.
93 William Heritage 2023 Ice Cider, Outer Coastal Plain 12.1% (USA) $38.00.
BR William Heritage NV Sticky Dessert-Style Wine, Outer Coastal Plain 18.4% (USA) $40.00. - Bronze Medal
87 William Heritage 2020 Reserve Brut, Outer Coastal Plain 12.4% (USA) $46.00.
92 William Heritage 2022 Burn Pile Vineyard Reserve, Chambourcin, Outer Coastal Plain 13.8% (USA) $48.00.
88 William Heritage 2022 Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Outer Coastal Plain 13.5% (USA) $36.00.
BR William Heritage 2022 Reserve Norman’s Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Outer Coastal Plain 13.7% (USA) $48.00. - Bronze Medal
90 William Heritage 2022 Reserve BDX Red Blend, Outer Coastal Plain 13.7% (USA) $50.00.
92 William Heritage 2023 Limited Release, Chenin Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 12.6% (USA) $34.00.
87 William Heritage 2023 Limited Release, Pinot Blanc, Outer Coastal Plain 13% (USA) $36.00.
87 William Heritage 2023 Limited Release, Chardonnay Musqué, Outer Coastal Plain 12.5% (USA) $36.00.

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.