Winery The Hilt - The Old Guard Pinot Noir

Winery The HiltThe Old Guard Pinot Noir

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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 The Old Guard Pinot Noir of Winery The Hilt is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The The Old Guard Pinot Noir of the Winery The Hilt is in the top 40 of wines of Sta. Rita Hills.

Taste structure of the The Old Guard Pinot Noir from the Winery The Hilt

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Old Guard Pinot Noir of Winery The Hilt in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Old Guard Pinot Noir of Winery The Hilt in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Hilt's The Old Guard Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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

The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2017
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110
The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.311110
The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2012
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Old Guard Pinot Noir - 2011
In the top 40 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of The Old Guard Pinot Noir from Winery The Hilt are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery The Hilt

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the Jonata.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery The Hilt is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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 3500 of of United States wines
In the top 45 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 8500 of red wines
In the top 15000 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: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

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