Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Syrah Donna's Block 2023 CS20230713 with juicy acidity carrying a

with juicy acidity carrying a long finish

Farming this carefully lets him pick genuinely ripe fruit

and an herbal and a taste of a ripe fruit finish

tannic bite running underneath that keeps it from ever turning cloying

and Emmanuelle works it traditionally: 100% whole-cluster fermentation

Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Syrah Donna's Block 2023 CS20230713 with juicy acidity carrying aCool climate Syrah is one of the wine world's great underrated thrills, and Melville's Donna's Block, named for founder Ron Melville's wife, is a prime example. The block sits on the western edge of the estate where sandy loam soils and steady ocean winds shrink the berries and concentrate everything. The result is a Syrah miles from the jammy stereotype: dark, peppery and savory, with bright acidity and that wild, meaty, almost Northern Rhone like