2010 Melville Pinot Noir Estate Sandy's

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  11/15/2023 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This last bottle had a minor flaw. A subtle vegetative aroma and flavor component akin to canned green beans that distracted from what was otherwise a delightful bottle of Pinot Noir.

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  10/14/2023 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still delicious, this wine is still tasting extremely good right now !! I agree with my tasting notes of past 8 months !!
  Wax seal easily wacked and cracked for simple opening, The composite cork was perfect after over a dozen years in the bottle. Consumed over two days. The first sip was amazingly fruity and the last was amazingly soft and elegant. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate, cherry, and caramel. Flavors of cranberry, black cherry cola, rhubarb, savory mushrooms, hoisin, and spice with a long finish. Great fruit with firm acidity made into a very balanced Pinot Noir from the estate Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hill appellation of Santa Barbara County. This Pinot Noir is an age worthy wine and has more years of life remaining. Fortunately, I still have two more bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar to revisit in the next year or so. Great fruit and a great winemaking effort from Greg Brewer.

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  8/29/2023 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still delicious, this wine is still tasting extremely good right now !! I agree with my past tasting note of 6 months ago !!
  Wax seal easily wacked and cracked enough for simple opening, The composite cork was perfect after over a dozen years in the bottle. We consumed this balanced Pinot Noir in the first hour at dinner with friends. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate, cherry, and caramel. Flavors of cranberry, black cherry cola, rhubarb, savory mushrooms, hoisin, and spice with a long finish. Great fruit with firm acidity made into a very balanced Pinot Noir from the estate Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hill appellation of Santa Barbara County. This Pinot Noir is an age worthy wine and has more years of life remaining. Fortunately, I still have two more bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar to revisit in the next year or so. Great fruit and a great winemaking effort from Greg Brewer.

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  2/7/2023 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Absolutely delicious, this wine is still tasting extremely good right now !!
  The composite cork was perfect after over a decade in the bottle. We consumed this balanced Pinot Noir at dinner with friends. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate, cherry, and caramel. Flavors of cranberry, black cherry cola, rhubarb, savory mushrooms, hoisin, and spice with a long finish. Popped and poured, this wine really benefited from gentle oxygen since it was much softer & more integrated after an hour. Great fruit with firm acidity made into a very balanced Pinot Noir from the estate Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hill appellation of Santa Barbara County. This Pinot Noir is an age worthy wine and has more years of life remaining. Fortunately, I still have three more bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar to revisit in the next year or so. Great fruit and a great winemaking effort from Greg Brewer.

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  11/28/2017 - DStone Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This wine was still fresh and vibrant and could've been kept for another year with similar results. Just singing with beautiful dark red fruit and lovely on the nose. Great balance. Just a fine, fine wine from Melville. Stored in EuroCave for just over 5 years since purchase at the vineyard. Highly recommended and the favorite wine of 5 poured last night.

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