Four JG's produces a variety of wines ranging from semi-dry table wines to classic rich red wines.
Notes from the Winemaker
The busy seasons of Harvest and Holiday are behind us. The winemaking team is busy topping and racking. "Racking" is the process of moving the clear wine from the lees that settle to the bottom the barrel during the aging process. Additionally each barrel is "topped" with new wine regularly to avoid contact with oxygen.
This is the time of the year when we taste and sample each barrel and carefully select and blend the ones that will become the 2007 Chambourcin.
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Chambourcin Riserva 2005
***2007***Gold Medal Winner, New Jersey State Wine Competition
Four JG’s fladship wine, Chambourcin Riserva, was awarded a silver medal at the prestigious Los Angeles County Fair World of Wines Competition, the gold medal in the 2004 New Jersey Governor’s Cup and bronze medals from the American Wine Association national competition and VinoChallenge International contest. The Chambourcin grape is a French Hybrid with Rhone origins. It is a winter hardy variety that has become the favorite of growers in the Middle-Atlantic states. Chambourcin has a soft texture and spicy attributes. Four JG’s Chambourcin Riserva is a delicate blend of Chambourcin and the vinifera grape, Cabernet Franc wood-aged in American oak for eighteen months. The blend makes an enjoyable wine with a blackberry and spicy nutmeg and coffee herbal flavors with supple tannins. It finishes with a pleasing taste that leaves the palette wanting more.
Suggested Retail Price: $15.99
Awards:
- Silver, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (2004 vintage)
- Silver, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair World of Wines Competition (2002 vintage)
- Bronze, 2003 American Wine Society National Competition (2002 Vintage)
- Bronze, 2004 VinoChallenge International Wine Competition (2002 Vintage)
- Gold, 2004 New Jersey Wine Competition (2002 Vintage)
- Silver, 2004 American Wine Society National Competition (2003 Vintage)
- Bronze, 2005 New Jersey Wine Competition (2003 Vintage)
Cabernet Franc 2007
*** Medal Winner San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition ***
***Medal Winner 2008 Los Angeles County Fair World of Wines Compeition***
Cabernet Franc 2007 has a spicy aroma reminiscent of plums and spices. The grapes were grown during the dry, hot summer of 2006 on the Four JG Vineyards in Colts Neck, New Jersey. After fermentation, the wine was stored in American Oak barrels for 9 months adding a hint of chocolate
Suggested Retail Price: $16.99
Awards:
- Bronze, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (2005 Vintage)
- Bronze, 2005 Atlantic Seaboard Vinifera Wine Competition (2002 Vintage)
- Silver, 2004 VinoChallenge International Wine Compeition (2002 Vintage)
- Bronze, 2003 New Jersey Governor's Cup Competition (2002 Vintage)
Chambourcin 2004
"Best Hybrid and Best Estate Wine" in NJ Wine Competition - 2008
Chambourcin is a late-ripening French Hybrid grape ideally suited for Eastern wine growing regions. It produces a wine with intense purple color and spicy, herbal flavors. Chambourcin's generous, full flavours of blackberry, nutmeg and herbs make it excellent for dishes that would traditionally be partnered by red wine: beef, lamb, and red-sauced pasta while its relatively low tannins makes it one of the few red varieties that can successfully be used as an accompaniment to seafood.
Suggested Retail Price: $10.99 (Special case price of $100)
Cayuga White 2007...2008 is on the way -
*** Medal Winner, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and New Jersey State Wine Competition 2007***
Cayuga White, named at Geneva in 1972, is one of the most productive and disease-resistant varieties grown in the eastern U.S. The wine produced from Cayuga grapes is semi-dry, light, and fruity. Cayuga has a sensational aroma of apples with a hint of melon. It makes a great summer sipping wine and great compliment to salads and cheeses.
Suggested Retail Price: $10.99
Awards:
- Bronze, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Compeition (2005 Vintage)
- Bronze, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair World of Wines Competition (2005 Vintage)
- Silver, 2004 Vino challenge International Wine Competition (2002 Vintage)
- Bronze, 2007 New Jersey Wine Competition (2005 Vintage)
Vignole 2008 - the popular "wine in the blue bottle" is another hit. It was released on April 4th and now in short supply!
Medal Winner, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Green apple and citrus come to mind when sipping Vignole. It's a semi-dry white wine with an elegant finish. Vignole makes a perfect aperitif that stands up well to cheeses and snacks. It's the tasting room favorite in the blue bottle!
Suggested Retail Price: $21.99
Awards:
- Silver, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (2005 Vintage)
Chardonnay 2008
This wine is made from the green-skinned European vinifera grape. Four JG’s estate grown Chardonnay is a well balanced between acid, flavors, and body. This Chardonnay is made from gently pressed estate grown ripe berries harvested on September 20, 2008. Primary fermentation took place in chilled stainless steel. Once fermentation and malolactic fermentation were completed, the clear wine is racked of the skins and seeds and placed into 60-gallon American oak barrels for about four months. The wine is carefully monitored to ensure the right flavors are enhanced by oak aging. This Chardonnay displays tropical flavor notes. It drinks well with Caesar salad or simple preparations of fish.
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Awards
- Bronze, New Jersey Wine Competition 2005 (2003 Vintage)
- "unofficial" favorite of the patrons at the Waterloo Festival - Memorial Day, 2005
Vidal Blanc 2005
This French Hybrid grows well in New Jersey soils. Despite its French origins, it makes wine often compared with Reisling. The results are a crisp fruity wine with floral undertones. Served chilled it makes a great compliment to pork tenderloin or spicy foods.
Suggested Retail Price: $12.99
- Bronze Medal Winner - New Jersey Wine Competition 2006
Monmouth Blush 2007 -- The Blush is Back!
Four JG's has combined the crisp fruity flavors of Vidal Blanc with the French vinifera Cabernet Franc to create a delightful blush wine. The crisp pear flavors of Vidal Blanc combine with the bold Cabernet to form a mouth-pleasing blend. This unrivaled mixture is sure to please and a good choice for a light fare or picnic.
Suggested Retail Price: $10.99
Awards:
- Bronze, 2004 American Wine Society National Competition (2003 Vintage)
Seyval Blanc 2007 Currently Sold Out.
***Medal Winner New Jersey State Wine Competition***
Seyval Blanc is a French-American Hybrid that is used to make quality crisp white wines. Four JG’s crisp, fruity dry version of Seyval Blanc is likened to French “Chablis." Four JG’s enhances its fruity character with hints of vanilla by barrel fermentation and oak aging. This lively tropical fruity wine is best when served chilled with fish, white meats, and creamy pastas.
Suggested Retail Price: $11.99
Big Brook White
Big Brook White. On Valentine's Weekend 2008, Four JG's introduced their first sweet wine. The delightful combination of Vidal Blanc and Chardonnay has a hint of tropical flavor. The new wine was an immediate favorite.
PS. A Mastodon bone was recently found in the Big Brook. See http://www.app.com/article/20081214/NEWS/812140367
Suggested Retail Price: $9.99
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