Sand Creek Vineyard

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 23, 2011

Favorite Wine: 2006 Chambourcin Reserve

Nice patio and oak barrels on display. The day we were here the one hostess behind the bar had no hope of keeping up with the size of the crowd. They were loaded up pretty heavy on the sweet wines and by this point in the day I had lost interest in that. The red Nortons and three different Chambourcins. My wife liked the Norton but to me it seemed quite flat. We both liked their 2008 Chambourcin Reserve which just came out of 36 months in oak. It was very, very nice. Solid four stars. The day we were there, we were told there were only four bottles left out of a total production of 18 cases. The price point of $34.99 caused us to hesitate. In hindsight, we probably should have bought a bottle. While it is true there are a few other great Missouri wines at lower price points, I would suggest there are few others to rival this Chambourcin at any price point. Hopefully, they find a way to replicate this one.