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Tasting notes
Score 96/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Aug 2020

Spiced black raspberries, spicy oak, black tea, and underbrush notes all emerge from the 2018 Pinot Noir Vanguard. This beauty is medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, gorgeously textured, and just a killer bottle of wine.

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96
96/100

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96
96/100

Jeb Dunnuck

95
95/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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95 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 95/100 · Drink 2020-2033, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Aug 2020

The 2018 Pinot Noir Vanguard is a deep, pliant wine. Sweet red/purplish berry fruit, lavender, rose petal, mint and sweet spice infuse the 2018 with striking depth and plenty of textural resonance that just grows with time in the glass. Bold and generous, this inviting Pinot has so much to recommend it.

About the producer

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The Hilt

The Hilt is the Santa Rita Hills project owned by sports and property mogul billionaire Stan Kroenke, who also owns Screaming Eagle in Napa Valley and the Jonata estate in the California’s Ballard Canyon AVA.

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Grape Blend

Pinot Noir

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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