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Red
2020 Melville Pinot Noir Estate
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Sta. Rita Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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RickSanchez Likes this wine: 88 points
March 30, 2023 - Red fruit, spice, and floral notes. Overall, a pleasant wine drinking well now.
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mwneil Does not like this wine: 85 points
March 5, 2023 - Usually love Melville wines, $68 in Monkeypods wailea, 14.0 % abv but drank like it had much more alcohol, great bouquet, wine was spicy or hot, medium body, fruity but tasted of lots of wood, not sure if there is smoke taint here or too much stem, wife agreed, wine never sang to us, did not finish the bottle, not sure what JD and AG tasted, would not drink again, will stay with DDO.
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wino121 wrote: 91 points
January 16, 2023 - Vinturied into decant and consumed over several hours.
Powerful SRHs aromatics, lovely bouquet of funk along with solid earthy notes, terrific.
I tried this a few months ago at the winery, and don’t remember the aromatics and funk being so dominant-did not purchase.
Certainly too young now..2 years from now this will be in a beautiful spot, if you can wait!
Note, This really popped after 3+ hours.
Hold…drink 2025/9
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WineKnut Likes this wine: 90 points
November 29, 2022 - In a vintage of considerable inconsistency this is a refreshing departure. Tense red fruit over stemmy funky Sta Rita foundation of dusty earth and herbs.
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mdnatom Likes this wine: 88 points
November 24, 2022 - paired well with turkey for Thanksgiving - fruit forward and a nice even finish
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2020
- Type Red
- Producer Melville
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Sta. Rita Hills
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 223 (43%)
- Consumed 290 (57%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
75% Like It 8 votes
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- ProducerMelville
- VarietyPinot Noir
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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