Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 ROSSCELLAR salty minerality rather than fruit

salty minerality rather than fruit alone

from other winery-owned vineyards located along the typical Ligurian terraced hillsides

Grenache-led southern Rhone in its most approachable

then matured in large oak—giant concentration married with refined elegance

Classical Saint-Estèphe under the hands of Champagne Louis Roederer

Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 ROSSCELLAR salty minerality rather than fruitThis is Melville zooming in. Block M sits up above the Terraces on the top of the westside hill, directly in the path of the cold Pacific wind and intense sun, about as extreme a spot as the estate farms. That exposure makes for small berries and concentrated fruit, and the single block Pinot Noir that results is more intense and structured than the regular Estate bottling. Expect darker fruit, more savory depth and a firmer frame, all built on the