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Red
2014 Melville Syrah Estate Donna's
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Sta. Rita Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 93 points
October 6, 2023 - Friday dinner meetup at Hertford. Thick wax seal cork closure. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of dark green olives, black olive tapenade, meat, dark red cherries. Developed.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, high alcohol (15%), smooth fine high tannins, sneaky full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of peppery spices, sweet plums, dark red cherries, dark green and black olives. Long spicy peppery finish.
Very good quality. Was well received by the audience. Good that it has classic Syrah varietal characteristics, and not a fruit bomb considering the scary 15% alcohol on the label. Acidity sensation could be better. Likely at peak as good as it gets already. Drink and enjoy.
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Gonzo’s grape juice Likes this wine: 92 points
October 11, 2022 - Bought at the pickup party and drank that night with Italian food. Plenty left. Beautiful aromas of dried fruit, bacon grease and smoked paprika. Tastes of black ripe fruit and perfectly ripe tannins. Glad I bought another. I won’t wail to long to drink it.
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TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 94 points
May 4, 2022 - Wow....great stuff! But drink up!
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mflesh wrote: 93 points
March 6, 2020 - Really nice Syrah. Sweet dark black cherry and violet nose and front. The middle is dark and where some of the pepper starts to come into play. The finish is black pepper and jerky and has a savory kind of character yet the wine overall is smooth and balanced and definitely more to the fruit side, not the meat side. Still quite young with a ton of life left, but with this drinking so well now, why wait?
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DanielJ Likes this wine: 94 points
December 7, 2019 - This is really good. Great depth of flavor deep red fruit. Cherry.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Melville
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard Donna's
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Sta. Rita Hills
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (1%)
- In Cellars 193 (48%)
- Consumed 206 (51%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerMelville
- VarietySyrah
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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