The Hilt - Pinot Noir Bentrock Vineyard 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	The Hilt
Country	United States
Region	California
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2021
Sku	08110
Size	750ml

 

The 2021 Pinot Noir Bentrock offers up sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange, spice and cedar. Deep and layered, with compelling inner perfume and notable breadth, the 2021 is exquisite. Bright acids perk up the finish. This is classic Bentrock all the way.

Sourced predominantly from east-facing Calera and 667 clones, the 2021 Pinot Noir Bentrock Vineyard beautifully encapsulates the pretty, brooding and palpably saline nature of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. The palate is silky and seamless, enriched by an umami-like texture that further unfolds through the tense, chalky finish. This does a beautiful job of balancing an age-worthy, bracing structure with delicious immediacy.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Bentrock Vineyard is similarly translucent ruby and offers a darker edge in its earthy red and black fruits, black tea, rose petal, and mineral aromas and flavors. It shows the cooler, vibrant, balanced style of the vintage and is medium-bodied, has nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish.

Vivid dark berry fruit, cassis and bramble, aromatic and juicy. Beautiful, red-fruited, with good tension and slatey freshness. Balanced with cocoa oak and sophisticated structure. Lovely.