All the finest points of the 2024 vintage: intensity, concentration and balance. Red and black fruit, earthy essence of chanterelle and notes of herbal freshness. Wild and complex. Pepper spice and rosemary. Wonderful supple fruit spreads across the palate. Long and precise. Powdery dusty tannins. Dark cherry, dried porcini, clove and incense. Vinous and gently structured. Perfumed and potent with swirling combination of fruit, spice, earth and savory. Constantly changing shape and hue in the glass and in the mouth. Finishes long with lingering fine dusty tannins. Captures all the cold wind, bright sunshine and dusty diatomaceous earth soils of our Hilt Estate under one cork.
Matt Dees, Winemaker
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Vineyard:
Radian Vineyard (cl. 115, 667, 777, 828), Bentrock Vineyard (cl. 115, 667, 777, 828)
Appellation:
Sta Rita Hills
Ageing:
11 months in 20% new French oak, 80% neutral oak barrels.
Alcohol:
14.1%
Case Production:
4,770
All things in winegrowing are cyclical and interlinked between vintages. A cold and cloudy spring in 2023 that caused the buds to not receive very much sunlight gave us shoots with very little fruit in 2024. Difficult cool conditions during flowering further diminished our yields resulting in a reduction from 2023 yields that often topped 40%. This caused incredible concentration throughout the fruit in our vineyards. A few warm spells in early September helped to even out the clusters on each vine and helped slowly push the grapes towards ripeness. A slow maturation allowed the development of incredible flavors while maintaining exceptional freshness. The resulting wines are absolutely concentrated and pure expressions of our Estate vineyards. They are thrilling.
Matt Dees, Winemaker
Matt Dees, Winemaker
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