The Hilt, Old Guard Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml The wine was vinified using

The wine was vinified using 75% whole cluster and aged for around 21 months in 50% new French oak barrique and demi-muid and 50% used French barrique

and this was the most expressive bottle that I've drunk to date

when I also tasted the 2016

saline finish

with a hint of black pepper in the cherry centric

The Hilt, Old Guard Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml The wine was vinified usingAnother 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