Revealing a more evolved, light to medium gold color, the 2007 Chardonnay Estate offers zesty, caramelized orange rind notes intermixed with lemon grass and a steely minerality. Medium to full-bodied and tightly knit, it looks set for at least 5-6 years of life. Melville’s six Pinot Noir cuvees are all noteworthy. With the exception of the Verna’s Vineyard wines, which come from Los Alamos, the other five are all made from different parcels of the same vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills, with various density of plantings as well as clonal choices. Tel. (805) 235-7030