Melville • Sta. Rita Hills, California
Melville’s Sta. Rita Hills Estate Pinot Noir is a cool-climate, estate-grown red built from a diverse collection of Pino…Melville’s Sta. Rita Hills Estate Pinot Noir is a cool-climate, estate-grown red built from a diverse collection of Pinot Noir clones rooted in sandy loam and Lompoc dune sands, expressing the windy, maritime Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Typically…Learn More »
$36
/750ml
2012 Retail Average
91
/100
2012 Pro Rating
Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Pinot Noir 2012 opens with lifted red berry aromas and soft floral tones, layered with hints of spice and earth from its significant whole-cluster character. The palate is supple yet energetic, delivering ripe strawberry and raspberry flavors framed by fine, gripping tannins and a long, flavorful finish.
roast chicken with herbs, cedar-plank salmon, wild mushroom risotto
Melville’s Sta. Rita Hills Estate Pinot Noir is a cool-climate, estate-grown red built from a diverse collection of Pinot Noir clones rooted in sandy loam and Lompoc dune sands, expressing the windy, maritime Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Typically vinified with a significant whole-cluster component and raised in neutral French oak, it emphasizes purity and tension, showing vibrant red fruits, citrus zest, spice, and subtle earth with bright acidity and fine, silky tannins.