Description
Charlie Melton was among the first to recognise the value and tradition of Barossa Valley’s old-vine Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre (Mataro). While others were grubbing up Shiraz to plant more fashionable varieties, Charlie and a small band of Barossa winemakers convinced farmers to keep their historic vineyards. These wines were initially styled on those from the Rhône but are now considered leading examples in their own right.
This wine opens with a density of aromatics and notes of toasty flint, anise and licorice. On the palate, generous but finely structured sweet red fruit characters are intermingled with all spice. It is rich and complex in the Nine Popes tradition.