Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 NO WINE SEARCHER and her vineyards sit next

and her vineyards sit next to a nature reserve on chalky soil full of marine fossils

sitting just north of the Bordeaux suburbs on a tongue of gravel that pokes south of where the Haut-Medoc proper begins

fresh and satisfyingly bitter

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"Kara-Ten" indicates a drier (kara-kuchi) or bolder expression within the Tenbi range

Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 NO WINE SEARCHER and her vineyards sit nextThis 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