Charles Melton Nine Popes Barossa Valley 2015 Wine, 75 cl

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Deep bright crimson colour. A reserved but distinct provencal herb nose with just a little hint of green leaf. A little of the typical talcum powder perfume already starting to shine through. Lovely, soft tannins and mouthfeel. The Grenache fruit in this blend comes principally from old dry grown bush vines, the Barossa being one of the last areas that contains such a rich resource. The Shiraz and Mourvèdre are a mix of trellis grown and bush vines of similar age. Vintage 2015 has always been considered a special vintage, right from the crushing of the last berry and is reflected in the producer‘s red wines. Deeply coloured, with sweet but dark focused fruit aromatics, these wines have a rich, almost velvety mouthfeel and display fine tannins. Certainly an age-worthy vintage for the cellar. The consistency of character runs fully across the whole range which is a hallmark of a classic vintage. Charlie Melton uses a range of different techniques in the Nine Popes, including whole bunch fermentation, along with de-stemmed but uncrushed fruit. The ferment temperature is kept moderate at 18-22 degree C to help retain fruit flavours and elegance. After pressing, the wine was aged predominantly in older oak on its lees, with only 25% new oak used. No fining agents were used. It comes with the vintage information as follows: Vintage: 2015; Grape varieties: 73% Syrah/Shiraz, 23% Grenache/Garnacha, 4% Mataro; Region: Barossa Valley, Australia; Winemaker: Charlie Melton; Closure: Stelvin Lux; Alcohol (ABV): 14.50%; Acidity: 7.18g/l; Residual Sugar: 4g/l; Wine pH: 3.55.