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The Hilt

The Hilt located in the Sta. Rita Hills is part of a small portfolio of boutique wineries owned by E. Stanley Kroenke, an entrepreneur who owns numerous professional sports teams. He also owns Screaming Eagle and Jonata wineries. The Hilt’s debut vintage was 2008 and it makes three styles of wines: The Old Guard, The Vanguard and Estate. Winemaker is Matt Dees, who also makes wine for Jonata. The Old Guard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are “stylistically elegant” and “balanced,” according to the estate. Vanguard wines are “lusher, fleshy, and fruit-driven,” the estate notes. Estate wines are “approachable,” the estate says. The Hilt wines have earned high compliments from reviewers, who typically give the wines ratings in the low to mid-90s.

2020 The Hilt Bentrock Vineyard Chardonnay

Light capsule condition issue

JD  96   
VN  94   

2018 The Hilt Bentrock Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  96   
JD  95   
4 available
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2019 The Hilt Bentrock Vineyard Pinot Noir

JD  97   
VN  94+    
JR  16   
6 available
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2018 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Chardonnay

VN  95   
JD  93+    

2018 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  97   
JD  95+    
JR  16.5+    
3 available
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2018 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

VN  97   
JD  95+    
JR  16.5+    

2019 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

6 available
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2019 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

5 available
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2020 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

2020 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

4 available
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2019 The Hilt The Old Guard Chardonnay

JD  96   
VN  94   
4 available
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2019 The Hilt The Old Guard Pinot Noir

JD  96+    
VN  95   
6 available
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2017 The Hilt The Vanguard Chardonnay

4 available
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2019 The Hilt The Vanguard Chardonnay

4 available
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2017 The Hilt The Vanguard Pinot Noir

JD  96+    
VN  94+