Charles Melton Nine Popes Shiraz Grenache 2018

Shiraz, grenache, mataro undergoing the most complex fermentation of all Charles Melton wines: hand-plunging, whole bunch fermentation, wild and cultured yeast, with a mix of single and co-fermentation, matured in French barriques (25% new) on lees for 28 months. A richly woven tapestry of spiced red and black fruits that stands apart from and above all but one or two Barossa Valley GSMs. It is wonderfully detailed and complex, yet achieves this with a lightness of foot and freshness of face.

Oct 2015 - Reviewer : Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Pale to medium ruby colored, the 2012 Nine Popes offers a seriously earthy / meaty expression of old vine Grenache, with notes of salami, bacon fat, dusty earth and garrigue over a core of mulberries and kirsch with touches of fennel seed and cumin. Medium-bodied, it fills the palate with savory and spice flavors supported by soft tannins and finishing with long lasting pepper notes. Drink : Now - 2022.

August, 2012. Chocolate and cinnamon spice with an attractive vinosity and a punch through the palate. A little too much oak but it gets absorbed. Drink now and over a decade. Screw cap. Made from Grenache and Shiraz.

Published :13-Oct-2011. Lovely liquified cake mix nose, indulgent but not overly so. Finishes with a mealy, corn syrup sort of texture. So juicy! (RH). When to drink : Now to 2014.