2018 Charles Melton Nine Popes Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre 750ml Helen & Joey Estate The lower-than-average temperatures slowed the

The lower-than-average temperatures slowed the ripening and worked to build detail and complexity into the aroma and the palate of this wine

going by the nickname ‘Punk Ellen’ in the 1970s

For this inaugural release

Ownership: Baronne Philippine de Rothschild

2018 Charles Melton Nine Popes Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre 750ml Helen & Joey Estate The lower-than-average temperatures slowed theLovely deep colour. Nice bright crimson edge to the colour. Opens on nose with a delightful spicy licorice all sorts amalgam of sweet perfume and spice, although 50% new oak was used, it remains in the background as a support to the exotic aromatics. Licorice and meat stock flavours lead into a plush rounded structure, with an excellent volume of finely wrought tannins to help shepherd this wine many years into the future. TOP VINTAGES 2019, 2018,