Bill's Ambrosia (Blue Imperial) is a red produced by Chambers Rosewood in Rutherglen, Rutherglen, Australia. Made from Cinsault. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Red
Appellation: Rutherglen
Region: Rutherglen
Country: Australia
Grapes: Cinsault
Tasting profile
Structure: medium-bodied, low tannin, medium acidity, dry
Blue Imperial is the old Australian name for Cinsault, and Rutherglen is where it survives — Chambers, Morris and Buller all still bottle it, a living link to nineteenth-century plantings that vanished almost everywhere else. Chambers Rosewood was founded in 1858 and is now in its sixth generation under Stephen Chambers, working from a ramshackle collection of tin sheds that includes an 1888 oak barrel and dirt floors still in the production area. This is a dry red table wine, not one of the fortifieds the estate is famous for. Cinsault gives a light to medium-bodied wine of real perfume: red cherry and raspberry with dried herbs, a savoury earthy edge and soft, fine tannins, more fragrant than powerful. Best served slightly cool.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Cinsault
Cinsault is a red grape long grown in France's Languedoc, valued for its soft, fruity charm and its role in blends and rosés across the Mediterranean.
More wines
From Chambers Rosewood
- Old Vine Muscadelle — Chambers Rosewood, Rutherglen
- Old Vine Muscat — Chambers Rosewood, Rutherglen
More red wines from Rutherglen
- Bobbie Burns Shiraz — Campbells, Rutherglen
- Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve — Warrabilla, Rutherglen
- Durif — All Saints Estate, Rutherglen
- Durif — Cofield Wines, Rutherglen
Frequently asked questions
Where is Bill's Ambrosia (Blue Imperial) from?
Bill's Ambrosia (Blue Imperial) is produced by Chambers Rosewood in Rutherglen, Rutherglen, Australia.
What grapes are in Bill's Ambrosia (Blue Imperial)?
Bill's Ambrosia (Blue Imperial) is made from Cinsault.