Melville
Estate Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California, USA
Great price performance for an estate Pinot
Great price performance for an estate Pinot
Feb 25th, 2023
Reflective of the cool 2011 vintage. Nice wine. Great balance. Love the stemmy notes
Reflective of the cool 2011 vintage. Nice wine. Great balance. Love the stemmy notes
Jun 17th, 2015
Day 3 wine course with Kathy Morgan, M.S., tasting -- love it's class, being balanced and nicely serious.
Day 3 wine course with Kathy Morgan, M.S., tasting -- love it's class, being balanced and nicely serious.
Apr 14th, 2014Can't decide if I like this or Hitching Post better, but at one-third of the price of a Sea Smoke Ten, this is a champion. Made a mistake by not decanting it. Will be certainly better after 30 to 60 minutes in the decanter. Nose is green (40% whole clusters in fermentation), candied red fruit, rose, and slight fennel. Palate follows the aroma. Nice texture for a light-medium bodied wine. My only gripe is the overly candied fruit flavor.
Can't decide if I like this or Hitching Post better, but at one-third of the price of a Sea Smoke Ten, this is a champion. Made a mistake by not decanting it. Will be certainly better after 30 to 60 minutes in the decanter. Nose is green (40% whole clusters in fermentation), candied red fruit, rose, and slight fennel. Palate follows the aroma. Nice texture for a light-medium bodied wine. My only gripe is the overly candied fruit flavor.
May 29th, 2016Floral, a little funky, with red fruit. Very nice!
Floral, a little funky, with red fruit. Very nice!
Apr 4th, 2015


