2023 | Melville Estate Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills Crosby Roamann Fills the palate with richness

Fills the palate with richness

The bouquet is both floral with bright citrus and strawberry scents

melon and flint flavors framed by a light kiss of oak

blossom and almonds or oatmeal

and salty character from Tocai Friulano

2023 | Melville Estate Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills Crosby Roamann Fills the palate with richnessThe 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