The Winery Melville of Sta. Rita Hills of California

Winery Melville
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Melville is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Melville wines

Looking for the best Winery Melville wines in Sta. Rita Hills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Melville wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Melville wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Melville

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Melville

How Winery Melville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Melville

On the nose the white wine of Winery Melville. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, grass or lemon and sometimes also flavors of honeysuckle, caramel or salt. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Melville. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Melville

  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Melville.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Melville

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Melville

How Winery Melville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, potjevlesch (northern france) or duck leg confit in cider.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Melville

On the nose the red wine of Winery Melville. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Melville. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Melville

  • 2018With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Melville.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Melville

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Melville

How Winery Melville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of creamy tomato squid, radicchio and pancetta rolls or cod and zucchini crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Melville

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Melville. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Melville.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.

The top pink wines of Winery Melville

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Melville

How Winery Melville wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal colombo, light stuffed tomatoes or boar in civet.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Melville

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Melville. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Melville

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Melville.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Melville

Planning a wine route in the of Sta. Rita Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Melville.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Melville and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.