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CHARLES MELTON
GRAINS OF PARADISE
2015 CHARLES MELTON
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2015 TORBRECK
BAROSSA VALLEY ROUSSANNE
2017
Charlie Melton’s more traditional, American-oaked
Barossa Shiraz is full of black plum and black cherry
fruits, backed with layers of savoury spice and milk
chocolate. It’s a supple and approachable style of
well-textured, fine-grained tannins and a long and
plush finish. Charlie Melton aspires to smoothness in his signature
blend and the great 2015 season has given birth to a
particularly plush and supple rendition. He had tactically
deployed a touch of Mataro from the top of Mengler’s
Hill to lend a savoury, herbal garrigue-like complexity
to counter its juicy and sweet feel. It finishes with a
long, effortless glide. This zesty young Roussanne exuberantly declares Ian
Hongell’s arrival at Torbreck, beautifully juxtaposing
fresh, wild lemons with exotic nashi pear and star
fruit complexity. Exclusively from the 1994 planted
Descendant vineyard, this is a finely textured and
elegant style of finesse and class rarely seen
in this variety.
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