Torbreck is the Barossa at full volume: old, dry-grown vines, Rhône varieties handled with unapologetic ambition, and a portfolio that runs from a genuinely useful weekday Shiraz to some of the most expensive bottles in the country. This is a visit for anyone who wants to understand why the Barossa’s ancient vineyards are treated as…
The wines made by Charles (or Charlie) Melton and his team in the Barossa Valley are special. I clearly recall a visit to the winery with an American friend and colleague (I was introducing him to the wines for the first time) on tasting the Nine Popes he just stopped for a moment, sighed and…
