Melville Estate Sandy's Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara, USA

梅爾維爾桑迪黑皮諾干紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：2842

Vinified with 50% whole clusters, the 2020 Pinot Noir Sandy's Block is notably detailed and pure. Medium ruby, it has a deep core of cranberry, pomegranate and raspberry with touches of pepper, mossy bark and blood orange. The medium-bodied palate offers concentrated fruits, a pleasing, chalky frame and bursts of mouthwatering acidity that highlight bitters and earth accents on the long, detailed finish. 720 cases produced.

Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir Sandy's Block has pretty scents of blood orange and raspberry jam with wafts of dried flowers, tea leaves and Angostura bitters. The medium-bodied palate is soft and grainy, with juicy acidity that highlights loads of sweet berry fruits. It finishes long and layered.

The 2018 Pinot Noir Sandy's has a medium ruby color and broody aromas of crushed blueberries, black cherries, dried violets and bergamot. The palate is medium-bodied with bright juiciness and Goldilocks ripeness, finishing long on a potpourri note. 675 cases produced.

Made using 50% whole cluster, the 2017 Pinot Noir Sandy's is medium ruby with a layered nose, featuring cracked pepper, dried rose petal and amaro over crushed red and black berries, rhubarb, cranberry, dried tobacco leaf and an underlying herbal tone. Medium-bodied with earthy and herbal-tinged fruits, it has grainy tannins and juicy freshness, finishing long and spicy. 721 cases produced.

The 2016 Pinot Noir Sandy's, which was fermented with 60% whole bunches, reveals pretty notes of red cherry, plum preserve, forest floor and candied berries, with some stemmy top-notes on the upper register. Medium-bodied, saline and quite open-knit on the palate, this is a supple, approachable Pinot Noir to enjoy over the next five to six years.