A slightly more subdued version of Carries than other years. Great notes of stem, strawberry, white pepper, creme de cassis, and light tangerine peel. Somewhat simple, but very complete from start to finish. No wow factor, but very well made. Long finish. 92 pts.

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Originally posted by dr.darkrichandbold:
A slightly more subdued version of Carries than other years...

i think you're going to find this characterstic of most 06' Pinots from SRH... some exceptions might be wines like Cargasacchi that are made in a slightly more restrained style to begin with

I recently had this wine at the winery and I agree with the notes, though as a rule, I don't give points to wines . . .

For the first time in the past three vintages, at this stage in their lives, I preferred the Terraces to Carries, mainly because I think it has more 'stuffing' and will therefore age better . . .

As far as SRH pinots go, I would say that most are more austere and less fruit forward than 05, but they are in general 'coming around' and tasting pretty darned good now, with lots of upside potential (Disclaimer, Fess Parker Winery, for whom I work, has a couple of SRH pinots on the market) . . .

Cheers!

i seem to be getting more and more whole cluster notes in melville pinots, especially in the past two vintages. while i enjoy the spice and complexity that stems offer, i hope melville does not go down the route of brewer-clifton, which i find almost too stemmy to enjoy young.

FWIW this seemed to have much less stem than other years. It was a very pleasant and appropriate nuance, and certainly not overdone.

Thanks for the note. I find Melville is doing many things very well, very well!

They released their 07 single vyd wines this weekend - had a big bbq as they do every year the night of our local Harvest Festival. Have not heard how the wines showed yet, but hope to shortly. I'm pretty positive they showed wonderfully - 07 is going to be a very very good year for SRH pinot . . . .