Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 CS20230828 Sweet Chenin Blanc from the

Sweet Chenin Blanc from the hills along the Layon river in the Loire

Part of a landmark week for Chenin Blanc: This seminar is happening in the lead-up to Hella Chenin Wine Fest (May 16th at Hammerling Wines in Berkeley)

which tells you most of what you need to know about Shalini Sekhar: she earned a master's degree in flute and piccolo performance before concluding that wine was the better instrument

and the kind of structural completeness that ages on a 25-year arc

Melville Sta. Rita Hills Estate Estate Pinot Noir M Block 2023 CS20230828 Sweet Chenin Blanc from theThis 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