Charles Melton Nine Popes (Rhône Blend), 750 ml

Deeply coloured. Spicy fragrant nose. Real depth and tightness. The wine was aged in predominantly French oak barrels of which 35% were new. This is a serious cellaring wine. Many Grenache-based reds can be light hearted and fresh, and indeed this is a legitimate manifestation of one Grenache style, but the aim is to make classic dark wines with a mix of spice, liquorice and other complex flavours heightened by some sweeter talc-like perfume that will evolve into a seductive long-term style.