2008 Melville Pinot Noir Estate Calera Selection Clonal Series

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  7/18/2022 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 93 Points

  So Impressive !! In a great spot, this wine is still tasting extremely good right now !! A single clone success.
  The cork was near perfect after over a decade in the bottle. I consumed this balanced single clone Pinot Noir over two days. Deep ruby color with minor oxidation and great clarity. Aromas of pomegranate and rose hips; flavors of cranberry, rhubarb, and black tea with a pleasant medium to long finish. Popped and poured, this wine really benefited from gentle oxygen since it was much more soft & integrated on day two. Great fruit with firm acidity made into a very balanced Pinot Noir from the Santa Rita Hill appellation of Santa Barbara County. This Pinot Noir was clearly more age worthy than I expected. Unfortunately, this was the last bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar. A great winemaking effort from Greg Brewer.

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  2/26/2021 - itsnotbob Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Bright, candied fruit, reminiscent of classic Dijon clones. Lightly oxidized color, still has some good cellar life left. Be careful with the cork when opening.

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  5/29/2015 - canan wrote: 92 Points

  Melville Clone Tasting AND pre-2000 California Cabernet: Intense and with the same green notes as in the Calera wines. Made with whole-cluster fermentation.

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  9/20/2010 - sehill wrote: 90 Points

  Nice showing for this wine. The aromatics and palate provide a more open and accessible profile then a previously tasted bottle. On the palate, the wine shows a somewhat cloying blueberry element that distracts from the overall impression.

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