2020 Melville Pinot Noir Estate

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Score 93/100 · Drink 2022-2032, Jeb Dunnuck, May 2022

A year-in, year-out no brainer for those who love impeccably made California Pinot Noir, the 2020 Pinot Noir Estate Sta. Rita Hills reveals a healthy, translucent ruby hue as well as textbook Sta. Rita Hills notes of mulberries, redcurrants, baking spices, dried flowers, and subtle hints of marine-like iodine and salinity. Beautiful on the palate as well, it's medium-bodied, has terrific balance, silky tannins, and a great finish. It's gorgeous today yet will keep for a decade in cold cellars.

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Critic scores
93
93/100

Jeb Dunnuck

91
91/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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91 points
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
Score 91/100 · Drink 2022-2027, Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate, Mar 2022

The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate has a medium ruby color and scents of dried red cherries and pomegranate with accents of tobacco leaves and prosciutto. The medium-bodied palate is firm and grainy, finishing earthy.

91 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 91/100 · Drink 2022-2030, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2021

Melville’s 2020 Pinot Noir Estate is a very pretty, effusive wine. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, mint, spice and cedar are all very nicely lifted. This gracious, mid-weight Pinot bodes quite well for the rest of the range.

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Melville
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Red

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Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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