Winery MelvilleEstate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir of the Winery Melville is in the top 30 of wines of Sta. Rita Hills.
Taste structure of the Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir from the Winery Melville
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir of Winery Melville in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir of Winery Melville in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
The Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir of Winery Melville matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or quick duck breast with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Melville's Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir from Winery Melville are 2006, 2016, 2008, 2007 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Melville
The Winery Melville is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
