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 »
$35
/750ml
2014 Retail Average
92
/100
2014 Pro Rating
Juicy red berries drive the Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Pinot Noir 2014, but a cool, coastal edge quickly steps in, layering in dried herbs, subtle pine-like freshness and gentle baking spice. The palate feels lively and mouth‑filling at once, with a tangy cranberry snap and fine, present tannins giving structure and a pleasantly savory close.
Herb-roasted chicken; 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.