2023 Melville Pinot Noir Estate Santa Rita Hills

Pinot Noir - 750ML
$39.94
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REVIEWS

WE 96 JS 94 JD 93 VN 93 WA 92
WE 96

Wine Enthusiast, September 2025

A lighter hue in the glass, this bottling is fresh while candied on the nose, offering aromas of raspberry and strawberry alongside potpourri and subtle herbs. The palate's array of flavors is impressive, showing tart...
JS 94

jamessuckling.com, October 2024

Bold, bright and vivid, packed with red and black fruit, savory black tea and dried mushroom notes. Fermented with 40% whole clusters and aged in neutral barrels. So floral, fragrant and lively. Moderate tannins and a...
JD 93

jebdunnuck.com, September 2025

The 2023 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is a terrific base appellation release, with redcurrants, framboise, peppery herbs, and floral nuances on the nose. Medium-bodied, pure, supple, and well-structured on the palate, it...
VN 93

Vinous, August 2025

Creamy berry fruit, leather, tobacco and cedar join together in a seamless package as the 2023 Pinot Noir Estate makes its opening arguments. It delivers much concentration and energy, all wrapped in tingly blood orange...
WA 92

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2024

(92+ points) Tasted just three weeks after its bottling, the 2023 Pinot Noir Estate is already showing beautifully. The nose presents powerful dark fruit and citrus peel aromas with spry energy, notes that are mirrored on...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Pinot Noir
Country USA
Region California
Appellation Santa Barbara
Sub-appellation Santa Rita Hills
Vintage 2023
Size 750ML

This is 100% Melville fruit from their Sta. Rita Hills estate, and is a collection of 16 pinot noir clones. 40% of the fruit was fermented as whole-clusters with 60% gently de-stemmed in small (1.5 ton) open-top fermenters. Total skin and stem contact averages 30 days (7 day cold soak, 2 + weeks of fermentation and 1 + week extended maceration). From the press, the wine is transferred directly into neutral barrels (10+ year old French oak), where it remains sur lie without sulfur until June, when it is gently racked for the first time and prepared for bottling in August.