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2007 Bonaccorsi Melville Vineyard Pinot Noir

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

Fresh red- and blackcurrants on the nose, with notes of rose, allspice and cinnamon adding complexity. Juicy and focused, with sweet red berry flavors and a lashing of zesty minerality. Tight, youthful and admirably concentrated...

91Robert M. Parker Jr.

Meaty, earthy, and spicy with plenty of blueberry and black currant fruit, this dark, formidably endowed, rich Pinot possesses sweet tannin as well as plenty of forest floor and black raspberry characteristics.

91Wine Spectator

Zesty wild berry and blackberry fruit is intense and concentrated, yet elegant and balanced, gaining a nice loamy claylike nuance, opening subtle flavor doors.

PRODUCER

Bonaccorsi

Bonaccorsi Winery and Vineyards is in Buelton, in California’s Central Coast region. It was founded in 1999 by Michael and Jenne Lee Bonaccorsi. Michael was a Master Sommelier and his wife Jenne Lee was a restaurant industry executive. Michael died in 2004 but Jenne Lee continues to run the winery. Grapes for Bonaccorsi wines come from vineyards in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. The estate makes single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.

REGION

United States, California, South Coast, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills

Santa Rita Hills AVA in northern Santa Barbara County was granted appellation status in 2001. Located between the towns of Lompoc and Buellton, it has a total area of 30,720 acres with 2,700 vineyard acres. The area is considered a cool climate for vineyards, so vineyards are most often planted with the cool-weather grapes Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The hills in the western part of this appellation are directly exposed to the Pacific Ocean, meaning that maritime winds and fog make the western edge of the Santa Rita Hills AVA particularly cool. The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard planted in 1971 was the first vineyard in the district and is still considered one of the best.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

2007 Bonaccorsi Melville Vineyard Pinot Noir