Winery Charles Melton - The Father in Law Shiraz

Winery Charles MeltonThe Father in Law Shiraz

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Father in Law Shiraz of Winery Charles Melton is a red wine from the region of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the The Father in Law Shiraz from the Winery Charles Melton

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Father in Law Shiraz of Winery Charles Melton in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

On the nose the The Father in Law Shiraz of Winery Charles Melton in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, chocolate or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Melton's The Father in Law Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

The Father in Law Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Father in Law Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Father in Law Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Father in Law Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Father in Law Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Father in Law Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.411100
The Father in Law Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of The Father in Law Shiraz from Winery Charles Melton are 2017, 2015, 2004, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Charles Melton

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Charles Melton is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 2500 of of Australia wines
In the top 350 of of Barossa Valley wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 75000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

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