Winery Hilliard Bruce - Sky Pinot Noir

Winery Hilliard BruceSky Pinot Noir

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Sky Pinot Noir of Winery Hilliard Bruce is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Sky Pinot Noir of the Winery Hilliard Bruce is in the top 60 of wines of Sta. Rita Hills.

Taste structure of the Sky Pinot Noir from the Winery Hilliard Bruce

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sky Pinot Noir of Winery Hilliard Bruce in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sky Pinot Noir of Winery Hilliard Bruce in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hilliard Bruce's Sky Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Sky Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 60 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sky Pinot Noir - 2011
In the top 60 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Sky Pinot Noir from Winery Hilliard Bruce are 2011, 2013

Informations about the Winery Hilliard Bruce

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California
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The Winery Hilliard Bruce is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 65 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea

This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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