The Australian Sovereign Chambourcin is produced by a small, family run boutique winery in the Riverina region of NSW called Australian Old Vine Wines. They have a small range under two labels, “Australian Old Vine” and “Australian Sovereign”. Some impressions from the cellar door were posted recently by Gemma.
Deep crimson in colour, the wine initially presents aromas of plum, berries and a little cocoa. The palate is full and well balanced with some fruit, a little fine tannin and a long and lingering earthy finish. There is enough acidity to leave your mouth feeling refreshed, thus this is a very food friendly wine. You can read the wineries own tasting notes at their website.
It was interesting to watch this Chambourcin evolve in the glass, from being initially a little closed, then quite fruity, moving toward being a little earthy and ended up extremely well balanced around 2 hours later. Typically wines made from the chambourcin grape are quite soft, and this one is no exception. Vinodiversity have some further information on the Chambourcin grape.
Score: 8/10
Price: $12
Closure: Screwcap
Would I buy this wine again? Without a shadow of a doubt, even at $20 a bottle this wine would represent good value.