2022 Melville Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah Volnay Since 2006

Since 2006

It has retained good freshness and acidity and has elegant varietal notes

some as old as 100 years

a thick pork chop

after 14 days the fermentation was pressed into neutral 227L oak barriques

2022 Melville Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah Volnay Since 2006Producer: Melville Winery Region: Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara, Central Coast, California Varietal: Syrah Year: 2022 Wine & Spirits, 95 Points "Chad Melvilles estate grown syrah leans on the Estrella River clone, a selection thats late to bloom and late to ripenit is typically harvested in November, the whole clusters submitted to a cold soak, native fermentation, and aging in neutral barrels. Its low intervention winemaking with a stunning result: