The Hilt, Old Guard Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml Medium to deep ruby

Medium to deep ruby

Vivid and dazzling in its beauty

tomato aftertaste

but that is just fine

This is perhaps the most complex wine in the entire range and along with the Amoureuses perhaps the most refined as well as the silky middle weight flavors simply glide across the palate while delivering flat out superb length on the beautifully balanced finale

The Hilt, Old Guard Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml Medium to deep rubyAnother compelling wine, the 2014 Pinot Noir Old Guard is weightless and gracious on the palate, with more aromatic lift and silkiness than the Vanguard. From a flavor perspective, the two wines aren't that different because Sanford & Benedict is at the heart of both. Instead, in 2014 the differences are mostly textural, with perhaps just a touch more finesse here. The 2014 is all Sanford & Benedict fruit, 82% Mt. Eden clone and 18% Gamay clone, done