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Red
2015 Melville Syrah Estate Donna's
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Sta. Rita Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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Spsmatthews Likes this wine: 92 points
June 21, 2021 - Very fresh and elegant style of syrah. Peppery and savory on the nose. Meat, herbs, olives. Really bold on the palate but not at all heavy - just a ton of beautiful flavor.
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petermpls Likes this wine:
May 16, 2020 - Thought this was one of the more special wines I've had in a while. It is light bodied as many other reviewers state. There's quite a bit of vanilla on the nose. I thought jrpas1 captured the flavor profile quite well a couple of years ago.
The delicacy and flavor profile made it an excellent companion to a somewhat lighter dish than I'd normally choose to pair with Syrah. In this case, pork cutlets with green garlic salsa verde. -
WineGuyDelMar Does not like this wine: 87 points
March 27, 2020 - Very light color, almost Pinot Noir like. Nose is somewhat muted. His is a very different style of California Syrah. Very feminine. I like that it’s not an over ripe, syrupy sweet style but I don’t like that it has very little structure, flavor layers or more Syrah character. There is also a green bitter finish to the Wine. Could be a bad bottle I don’t know. This will not be a long aging Syrah. Id have to say I’m not a fan of this and at around $50 has a terrible QPR. If you like this Wine I’d like to hear your thought.
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jrpas1 wrote: 91 points
December 31, 2018 - Roasted meats, roses, fresh dirt, sagebrush and plenty of oak on the nose.
Green peppers, black pepper, plums and cherry in tasting with some salinity on the finish.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Aravind Asok wrote:
August 8, 2018 - A fairly impressive syrah. More of everything in comparison to the estate syrah. I would compare this favorably to a Rhys.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- 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 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 132 (43%)
- Consumed 178 (57%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
83% Like It 6 votes
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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