2008 Nouveau Release!
November 20th

Our Nouveau is an easy-drinking wine perfect for your holiday celebrations. Lively tannins, bright cherry and a hint of strawberry define our Nouveau. Like Thanksgiving, our 8 week old Chamboursin Nouveau is meant to be enjoyed as a harvest celebration. The third Thursday in November has been designated as the release date for Nouveau wines across the Northern Hemisphere. We hope you will joyfully consume this wine while its fresh, raw, grapey flavor is in full tilt. It's charm is its exhuberant berryness and innocent, not-quite-wine character. Best served lightly chilled to bring out the bright flavors. Our 2007 Nouveau won Gold at the Kentucky State Fair so were optimistic that this years batch will be equally well received.

 

What is a Nouveau?

Few other wines are produced, bottled, and released within a few weeks of the harvest. Nouveau will have very bright, fresh, red fruit flavors, such as cherry, strawberry, and raspberry, and will be delivered to your palate with a distinct zing. Because of the lack of tannins, it should be very soft in the mouth, and easy to drink. Nouveau is not a wine to sniff, swirl, and contemplate; it’s a wine to pour and party with. The timing of Nouveau’s release couldn’t be better as it is the perfect bottle to bring to Thanksgiving dinner. At one week old, it is just bright and fresh enough to go with turkey, and it has the versatility to complement nearly all the trimmings — particularly the cranberry sauce.