Charles Melton Nine Popes Barossa Valley is a premium winery located in the Barossa Valley wine region of South Australia. Founded in 1984 by Charles Melton, the winery is known for producing high-quality wines that reflect the unique terroir of the Barossa Valley. The Nine Popes blend is the flagship wine of the winery and is named after the nine popes who led the Catholic Church during the Schism of 1378. The wine is a blend of Grenache, Shiraz, and Mourvèdre grapes and is aged in French oak barrels to enhance its complexity and depth. Charles Melton Nine Popes Barossa Valley is a must-visit winery for those who appreciate fine wines and value the art of wine-making.

About the Winery

Located in the Barossa winemaking area of South Australia, Charles Melton Wines was founded in the year 1986. Melton, along with his wife, Virginia Weckert, created this brand, after years of working for different wine brands. Today, he is considered as one of the most popular winemakers in the Barossa Valley as was inducted into the reputed organisation, “Barons of Barossa” in the year 2007.

Within two years of setting up, Melton along with his expert created the first vintage of its highly popular wine, Nine Popes. This is a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre (GSM). When Melton created this blend, it became the first GSM to have been ever created in the Barossa Valley. Another popular wine crafted by Melton is the Rose of Virginia (made from Grenache and named after his wife). This rose’ wine is so popular that it is considered as one of the best rose’ wines ever created in Australia.

Charles Melton selects hand-picked grapes grown in the estate and family-owned vineyards in the Barossa Valley for making his vintage wines. This is probably one of the major reasons why he is credited for reviving the Grenache grape varietal in Australia. The vineyards that are chosen by Melton are the following:

The Kirche Vineyard located in Krondorf – Known for producing the highest quality of Cabernet in the Barossa Valley
Winery Block located in Krondorf – Has a majority of Grenache vines with a small patch of Shiraz in between
Woodland Vineyard located in Altona – Majorly used for cultivating Grenache and Shiraz, but a small portion of the vineyard is also used for Cabernet
Koch Vineyard located in Rowland Flat – Used for cultivating Grenache and Shiraz in equal numbers
High Eden, Eden Valley – Used majorly for Shiraz but a small amount of Grenache is also grown here; a very small portion of the land cultivates the unique blend of Chateauneuf du Pape

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