The Hilt, Vanguard Pinot Noir Vintage:2011 This is one of those

This is one of those wines that is so viscerally linked to a sense of place

silky and salty-piquant Haut-Lieu is beautiful in its terroir expression that favors a fruitier

The truth is that the wine comes through as subtle

mulberries and pomegranate with hints of milk chocolate and tree bark

it is sourced from two different altitudes and geological profiles within the same lieu-dit in Cuis

The Hilt, Vanguard Pinot Noir Vintage:2011 This is one of those(made from fruit grown in the Sanford & Benedict and Bien Nacido vineyards; 45% new oak), Brilliant ruby red. Highly perfumed aromas of red and dark berry preserves and allspice, complicated by a sexy potpourri element. Shows very good clarity and lift on the palate, with strong mineral cut to its exotic raspberry and cherry cola flavors. Emphatically fruity and broad on the finish, which is nicely framed by smooth, slow building tannins. This suave