Winery Melville - Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah

Winery MelvilleEstate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Estate Sta. Rita Hills 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).
The Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah of the Winery Melville is in the top 30 of wines of Sta. Rita Hills.

Taste structure of the Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah from the Winery Melville

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Sta. Rita Hills 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

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

On the nose the Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah of Winery Melville in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or anise and sometimes also flavors of grass, cedar or sage.

Details and technical informations about Winery Melville's Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Camaraou

It has been cultivated for a long time in Bearn and in the Jurançonnais. Today, it is very little multiplied and therefore in danger of disappearing. Published genetic analyses have made it possible to discover that it is related to one or more grape varieties, including Savagnin. For more information, click here!

Last vintages of this wine

Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah - 2017
In the top 30 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah - 2016
In the top 30 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah - 2015
In the top 30 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah - 2014
In the top 30 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah - 2013
In the top 30 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah - 2012
In the top 30 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Estate Sta. Rita Hills Syrah from Winery Melville are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Melville

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 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 greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 8000 of of United States wines
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 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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The word of the wine: Racé

Character of a great wine remarkable for its elegance and finesse.

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