2018 Melville Syrah Estate Sta Rita Hills

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  9/11/2022 - ChristoBretts wrote: 92 Points

  PnP. Medium body. Scents of blackberry and bay leaf, palate of pepper, black olives and bay. Medium tannin and acidity drive a longish finish. My kind of Syrah, a decent QPR for the quality.

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  7/15/2022 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep, dark, inky & opaque, purple garnet in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of spice notes of pepper, earthy/dusty & floral notes of violets, cocoa, dried herbs, minerals & a slight hint of vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, dense, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, cocoa, herbs, minerals & a hint of vanilla. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well with decanting & extended airing,but will definitely benefit from much needed additional aging at which time I anticipate it could possibly score higher.

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  7/10/2022 - Rond Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Notes of plum, cherry, tea, and smoke. Moderate plus acidity, with very light tannins.

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  3/20/2022 - Rond Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Medium ruby in color. Bright plum and berry fruit, peppery, and with notes of olive and leather. Moderate acidity.

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  12/1/2021 - kanab ram Does not like this wine:

  Drank over 2 days. Green and stemmy. A bit rough at this stage. I'll let the other bottles settle a few years before attempting to drink again.

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