Melville Melville Estate Pinot Noir - Block M 2021 750ml

Similarly hued, the 2021 Pinot Noir Block M (80% whole clusters) has a gorgeous perfume of ripe red fruits, flowery incense, perfume, rose hips, and orange blossom. Complex, medium-bodied, and seamless on the palate, it has fine-grained tannins, wonderful purity, and a great finish. It’s one of the most complex, nuanced, and perfumed wines in the vintage and I absolutely love it. Give bottles a year or three and enjoy over the following decade or more. (Jeb Dunnuck)

Dark cherry and juicy strawberry aromas fit well into the Melville lineup, but this bottling is more brooding, with dark bay leaf and peppercorn depth. Zippy in acidity, the palate is loaded with patchouli and incense flavors that balance the strawberry fruit. Sappy tannins ensure a long life, so drink the wine now through 2041. (Matt Kettmann)

Very clear aromas of terra-cotta and strawberries. Hibiscus as well. Spices like white pepper. Medium- to full-bodied. Linear and energetic with structure and intensity. Chewy yet agile. Drink or hold. (James Suckling)

The 2021 Pinot Noir Block M is scented of raspberry and blackberry preserves, blood orange, aniseed, tobacco and wildflowers with amaro-like undertones. The medium-bodied palate has a concentrated core of fragrant fruit framed by dusty tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a long, spicy finish. 598 cases were made.