Melville Terraces Estate Pinot Noir 2023 Wine (75cl)

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Aromas of raspberries, potpourri, Indian spices, incense and red plums. Its full-bodied structure and vibrant acidity are reminiscent of a high quality Chambolle-Musigny from the 2022 vintage. Think beautiful high toned aromas with graceful power on the palate. Pair this wine with slow smoked fatty salmon with reduced raspberry sauce.Blend: 100% Pinot Noir The brilliantly fresh and deliciously fascinating nose on this bottling pops with raspberry, cherry, sumac, pepper and French toast spice aromas. The palate layers dank herb and sansho pepper flavors into waves of raspberry, strawberry and sour cherry, keeping the mouth watering the entire time. Fermented with 60% whole clusters and aged in neutral wood, the 2023 Pinot Noir Terraces is very complete, with framboise and redcurrant fruit intermixed with sappy flowers, underbrush, and sandalwood. It's medium-bodied, with a pure, seamless mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It picks up more classic Sta. Rita Hills iodine and marine-like nuances as it sits in the glass, and it's just an incredibly compelling, complete Pinot Noir that will benefit from a year or two and shine over the following decade. Drink 2026-2036. Rating: 96+ One of the more impressive wines in the range, the 2023 Pinot Noir Terraces hails from a west-facing hillside planted on clay soils that receive the brunt of winds coming off the Pacific. It opens slowly but steadily, its mineral-driven, persistent core hinted at by the intensity and focus of its saline, spicy and herbal bouquet. The palate is dense, concentrated and palpably tense, gradually releasing into a glacially slow, tenacious finish that blooms with the region's signature tea-like aromatics and marine overtones. Despite the taut, youthful buttoned-up nature here, there is a nimbleness and airiness to this wine that is deeply alluring, and it should be a pleasure to watch evolve in the cellar. Rating: 95+