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Melville Estate Pinot Noir 2009Price: $33.00    Case Price: $29.70

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Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Light Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Melville
Grapes:
Pinot Noir
Serve At:
50°-54° F
Region:
USA > California

Melville's Mediterranean-style Winery is located in Southern California, the Santa Rita Hills appellation in Lompoc, California, in Western Santa Ynez Valley. This is 100% Melville fruit from their Sta. Rita Hills estate, and is a collection of 14 pinot noir clones. Hand-harvested over a four week period. From the press, the wine was transferred directly into barrel (16% new Sirugue French oak), where it remained sur lie with no sulfur until April, when it was gently racked for the first time and prepared for bottling in July.
With its Ripe fruit and spice nuances, this wine balances complexity with feminine grace. Great paired with chicken, duck or salmon, with appetizers or all on its own.

Melville is owned by father and son Ron and Chad Melville, with Greg Brewer as their winemaker. After having owned vineyards in Napa, Ron Melville came to Santa Rita and never looked back. The Santa Rita Hills appellation's microclimate, which is characterized by cool temperatures, prominent coastal winds and foggy mornings, is known to be viticulturally suited to growing Burgundian grape varietals such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Northern Rhone Syrah. Calculated composting, complex cover cropping practice and deficit irrigation, matched with a tremendous amount of crop reduction and canopy management, are the critical components to Melville's strength as wine growers.

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