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Melville Estate Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2013
A fantastic new release from Melville, one of our favorite Santa Barbara producers! 93 Points Antonio Galloni: "The 2013 Chardonnay Estate is gorgeous. Rich and oily on the palate, with considerable texture, the 2013 boasts tons of texture and breadth. Candied lemon, white flowers, almonds and chamomile add shades of nuance as the 2013 opens up in the glass. The 2013 boasts tons of oiliness and viscosity for a Chardonnay with no malolactic fermentation. Best of all, the 2013 is a great value. Winemaker Greg Brewer turned out a gorgeous set of 2013 Pinots at Melville. The wines are consistently of very high quality, something that was not easy to achieve in a year with huge yields. As always, Brewer works with small-lot fermentations, a healthy amount of whole clusters for the Pinots (less for the Syrahs), low levels of new oak and minimal racking, which allows for the personality of each site to come through." 92 Points Robert Parker: " The 2013 Chardonnay Estate Sta. Rita Hills is a smoking effort that represent a fabulous value in Chardonnay. Made in a pure, clean style, it was barrel-fermented and aged 8 months in neutral oak. It gives up serious notes of lemon, lime peel, tinges of wild herbs and salty minerality to go with a medium-bodied, balanced and elegant profile on the palate that keeps you coming back to the glass."
Ratings on Delectable
Jay Eagan 
An initial honeydew melon with a mid palate of bees wax with a lemon rind finish. For a modestly price 7 year old SB chard this really performs!
An initial honeydew melon with a mid palate of bees wax with a lemon rind finish. For a modestly price 7 year old SB chard this really performs!
9.2Jay Eagan
This is drinking so well with 5+ years of age on it! Glad I bought a box (and forgot about it).
This is drinking so well with 5+ years of age on it! Glad I bought a box (and forgot about it).
9.3Daron Watson
sunshine in a glass!
sunshine in a glass!
9.2
Austin Hohnke
Smells like St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake. A rich, vanilla clad nose leads to a ripe, snappy-fresh, stone/orchard fruit palate. Nice mineral and a lengthy finish. No malo, neutral oak, and 14% alc. Burgundian.
Smells like St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake. A rich, vanilla clad nose leads to a ripe, snappy-fresh, stone/orchard fruit palate. Nice mineral and a lengthy finish. No malo, neutral oak, and 14% alc. Burgundian.
9.0
Chris MacLean
Seems like it wants to be earth driven, and the nose is nice, but it's clumsy and disjointed mid-palate and finish.
Seems like it wants to be earth driven, and the nose is nice, but it's clumsy and disjointed mid-palate and finish.
8.3Jason Kallsen
Showing so well tonight!
Showing so well tonight!
9.6Josh Lavis
Fine Wine Consultant The Country Vintner, member of The Winebow Group
This wine has blossomed since the last time I had it. Apple pie and lemon on the nose with just slight hints of any oak. Decent texture mixed with acidity on the palate. Good length.
This wine has blossomed since the last time I had it. Apple pie and lemon on the nose with just slight hints of any oak. Decent texture mixed with acidity on the palate. Good length.
9.0Christian Broder
GM/Sommelier The Social Wine Company
Med plus body with base of fresh yellow apple and Meyer lemon all underneath a ripe tropical veil.
Med plus body with base of fresh yellow apple and Meyer lemon all underneath a ripe tropical veil.
8.9
ES Faiello
Elegant style with prominent oak inflected aromas & tastes, fairly full bodied w/generous ripe citrus fruit, even yellow pitted fruit, oily, silky suave but with a firm acidic backbone. Evolved nicely, played well with an assortment of smoked salmon, cheeses veggies etc - particularly w/the briny olives.
Elegant style with prominent oak inflected aromas & tastes, fairly full bodied w/generous ripe citrus fruit, even yellow pitted fruit, oily, silky suave but with a firm acidic backbone. Evolved nicely, played well with an assortment of smoked salmon, cheeses veggies etc - particularly w/the briny olives.
9.0Greg LaRosa
2013 on May 19, 2017
2013 on May 19, 2017
8.9
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