2023 | Melville Estate Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills Tintito awesome freshness and focus

awesome freshness and focus

which are complemented by a signature backbone of acidity nurtured on the Sonoma Coast

The nose reveals scents of yellow fruits such as vine peach and apricot accompanied by delicate floral notes

slightly perceptible tannins and a medium-length finish

Cuvée Tradition comes from vines averaging 45 years in age rooted in a mosaic of soil types

2023 | Melville Estate Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills Tintito awesome freshness and focusThe 2023 Chardonnay Estate is exquisite. Floral and lifted, with striking precision, the Melville Chardonnay makes such a strong case for why Chardonnay is so ideally suited here. Lemon confit, jasmine and light tropical inflections are some of the notes that grace this sublimely elegant white. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish. I would give the 2023 six months to a year in bottle, as it is pretty tightly wound at this stage. 94 Pts