Melville, Chardonnay Clone 76 Inox, Sta. Rita Hills

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LWIN 1199510
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91 /100
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19
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93
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Taster #7825 · Sep 7, 2025
91/100
Santa Barbara Trip, 2025; 9/7/2025-9/8/2025 (Santa Barbara, CA) : E: Pale straw N: Floral tropical. jasmine tea. P: Crisp. Citrus, tropical. Leesy. Good acidity. Medium- body. F: Medium, lightly savory. Mineral. Tropical again. Mandarin.
2024 vintage
Taster #8676 · Aug 30, 2025
91/100
Light, golden yellow in color. Forward, attractive & fragrant nose of fresh, ripe fruit aromas of peaches, apples, pears, citrus notes of lemons/limes with floral overtones of honeysuckle, grassy notes, mineral driven, stony and a hint of salinity/sea shells. Medium-light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe fruit flavors of green apples, citrus notes of lemons/limes & pears with minerals & stony. Long lingering crisp finish. Drinks quite well at present with extended …
2024 vintage
Taster #5062 · Apr 11, 2015
92/100
Good acidity and stone fruit. Nicely balanced. If I'm going to drink Chardonnay, I want it like this. No hints of oak or tropical fruits. Clean. I only wish more CA chard were made in this style. The plastic/wax capsules, however, pretty though they are, are also a pain.
2005 vintage
Taster #9795 · Sep 30, 2013
93/100
Outstanding 8 year old chardonnay.
2005 vintage
Taster #5062 · Jun 17, 2012
92/100
Delicious, with perfect balance of fruit and acid. White stone fruit and lychee. Slurpable.
2005 vintage
Taster #9091 · Dec 27, 2009
93/100
One of the more enjoyable wines we've had in recent months. This had a very organic feel. A bit of cloudiness. Very flavorful. Most interesting is the lack of oak ad understanding that what we tasted was the grape, not what was done to it.
2005 vintage
Taster #2500 · Nov 22, 2007
90/100
If you are looking for something w/o the influence of oak this is a good place to start. Just a bit hot otherwise a nice wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #2992 · Aug 20, 2007
89/100
Finally, this had no fizz...maloactic or secondary ferm. This was smooth from the start. Maybe these need a year. Smooth, balanced, crisp, minerality. I'd probably get more except for the steep shipping they have..three tiers or whatever it is.
2005 vintage
Taster #7501 · Jul 2, 2007
Nice on a hot night. Lots of pineapple, green apple and a smooth texture with a big dose of crips acidity. Dig it. Suggest pairing with a nice food with some weight to complement the texture and the acidity.
2005 vintage
Taster #2500 · May 6, 2007
91/100
Clean tasting chardonnay with no influence of oak...sweet tasting with strong acidity...fizzy upon opening ...a solid effort from Greg Brewer.
2005 vintage
Taster #0698 · Apr 15, 2007
Again, very good wine with a different taste profile for CA chard because of the stainless steel. Fairly priced. Had with shrimp/bean app made by Brian and Matt
2005 vintage
Taster #9091 · Apr 1, 2007
92/100
Not carefully noted but was very tasty, sharp not at all flamboyant. I actually thought it was understated. Enoyable.
2005 vintage
Taster #2992 · Feb 24, 2007
89/100
Nose had pear and white fruit; color was light straw; palate had no fizz (as in Oct2006) lush vevet feel integrated fruit.
2005 vintage
Taster #3279 · Jan 21, 2007
91/100
This continues to be one of the only CA chards I buy year-in and year-out. My last bottle of the '05s, bring on the 2006! As always, a great drink and I love introducing people to the possibilities of unoaked CA chard -- everyone loved it last night!
2005 vintage
Taster #1820 · Nov 23, 2006
90/100
Crisp minerality. Great chablis style Chardonnay. Good precision.
2005 vintage
Taster #2992 · Oct 22, 2006
90/100
Took to an offline. Had the fizz that other TNs mention. Once the fizz was gone it was really good. Pineapple, minerals, floral on the nose. I very much appreciated the "no oak."
2005 vintage
Taster #7780 · Sep 17, 2006
89/100
Winery: Lite lime, some ripe pear; more subtle nose, minerals, trop frt too. Crushed rock, grt a’s, very fleshy; dry minerally rocks, shorter fin, tho ??
2005 vintage
Taster #8891 · Jul 22, 2006
87/100
Drank on our honeymoon in San Diego - unoaked, very crisp and acidic. Pear, apple and lemon zest flavors
2005 vintage
Taster #6985 · Jul 15, 2006
91/100
anthonyiezzi Birthday Dinnner (Tre Vigne, Basking Ridge, NJ) : WIML91,NOWA,NOWS Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cabernet glass. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of pears, yellow apples, wet stone, a little mix of spice and some floral elements. Flavors of yellow apples, pinepples, pears and mineral. Medium acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink over the short to mid term. No value recommendation.
2005 vintage
Taster #5062 · Jul 3, 2006
90/100
Chard on the nose, but a very different thing in the bottle. Lots of acidity and fruit, even a hint of fizz. We drained the bottle, commenting that someone else must be drinking it cuz it was disappearing very fast!!!
2005 vintage
Taster #9363 · Jun 4, 2006
89/100
Fizzy upon opening, calmed down after a little while. Unusual style with zero oak. Enjoyable outside on a warm day with fruit, etc. A good buy at about $25.
2005 vintage