Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 NO20230719 and this one actually earns

and this one actually earns its shelf space: a small-batch dry gin built on eight botanicals

green-appley

with rose petal and white pepper lifting red-fruited flesh

bone dry on the palate

Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 NO20230719 and this one actually earnsThis 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