Anytime I find a Michigan wine around
these parts, I tend to snag a bottle because the state puts out some
great stuff. We are going to the Traverse City area in a few
months, so when I saw this, I grabbed one figuring it would help me
decide if a revisit to Chateau Chantal was warranted. This goes for
fourteen bucks at the winery.
Watermelon and red apple candy on the
nose, plus some cherry (candy and otherwise).
Basically, the palate is exactly like
the nose - watermelon, red apple, and cherry candy with a bit of real
cherry...concentrated cherry.
Cherry candy dominates the finish.
If it wasn't my only option, I can't
say I would have grabbed this since, on
principle, I tend to avoid wines sparkling wines that call themselves
"Champagne" when they aren't - but I'm very happy I did.
I like this quite a bit - I look forward to checking out the tasting
room again.
(I used to score, I'm not comfortable doing that anymore, at least at this point....we'll see.)
