2016 Syrah Estate
United States
Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County
Central Coast
Red
Syrah
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The 2016s are the first wines Chad Melville made at his family's estate after taking over from Greg Brewer. I thought the 2016s were promising when I tasted them from barrel last year. The bottled wines are every bit as impressive. Also tasted: NV Blanc de Noir Estate.
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It will be interesting to see what happens at Melville now that Chad Melville has sold SAMsARA and is focusing exclusively on the family winery. To be sure, Melville made far more adventurous and ambitious wines at SAMsARA. It remains to be seen if he and assistant winemaker Wynne Salomon will bring over some of the concepts that informed the SAMsARA wines and incorporate them into the Melville range. I found much to like in both the 2016s and 2015s I tasted during my recent visit. At this stage, the 2016s show more color, depth and nuance than the 2015s.