Winery MelvilleEstate Donna’s Block Syrah

Red wine of Sta. Rita Hills of California of United States

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Estate Donna’s Block Syrah of Winery Melville is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Estate Donna’s Block Syrah from the Winery Melville

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Donna’s Block Syrah of Winery Melville in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

menthol

On the nose the Estate Donna’s Block Syrah of Winery Melville in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Estate Donna’s Block Syrah

Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Donna’s Block Syrah

Original food and wine pairings with Estate Donna’s Block Syrah

Lamb

The Estate Donna’s Block Syrah of Winery Melville matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or duck stew.

Details and technical informations about Winery Melville's Estate Donna’s Block Syrah.

Winery

Winery Melville

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Palieri

This variety was obtained in 1958 in Velletri (Italy) by Michèle Palieri by crossing Alphonse Lavallée and molinera gorda or red malaga. Because of its great vigour, it is ideal for creating a trellis or a pergola. Little known in France, it can be found in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

Estate Donna’s Block Syrah - 2018

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 3.8

Estate Donna’s Block Syrah - 2017

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Estate Donna’s Block Syrah from Winery Melville are 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Melville

The winery offers 37 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Melville is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 40000 of of United States wines

In the top 150 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

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 wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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