Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 ABC321 Introduced as a single-vineyard bottling

Introduced as a single-vineyard bottling in 1921

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The second white wine of Château Pape Clément—Bernard Magrez's flagship Pessac-Léognan estate—and a fantastic introduction to the house style at a fraction of the grand vin's cost

this is fruity

Cala Iancu is his white — mostly Grillo with a bit of Catarratto

Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 ABC321 Introduced as a single-vineyard bottlingThis is Melville zooming in. Block M sits up above the Terraces on the top of the westside hill, directly in the path of the cold Pacific wind and intense sun, about as extreme a spot as the estate farms. That exposure makes for small berries and concentrated fruit, and the single block Pinot Noir that results is more intense and structured than the regular Estate bottling. Expect darker fruit, more savory depth and a firmer frame, all built on the