Where are the vineyards – and how old are they?
Charles Melton Wines owns approximately 50 acres of prime Barossa Vineyard, including: – Old bushvine Grenache, and younger Shiraz surrounds the winery and cellar door in Krondorf Road in Tanunda. This site is slightly elevated, with gully breezes from the Barossa ranges only metres away providing a cooling effect. – Grenache and Shiraz surrounds the Meltons’ home “Woodlands”. This is near Lyndoch (approximately 15 km south of Tanunda), and would be regarded as a milder site than those situated on the Barossa Valley Floor. This is due to a slightly higher level of humidity giving rise to fresher, more aromatic flavours. Charlie and Virginia also source fruit from a select group of Barossa grape growers, many of whom have been growers for the Meltons since they started out 20 years ago. These include: – Foxy’s vineyard is literally over the fence from the Charles Melton winery. She grows 12 acres of Shiraz and two acres of Cabernet. – Peter Boehm (who Charlie worked with in the early da
