The Hilt
The Hilt
The Old Guard Chardonnay 2010
2010 vintage. Santa Barbara County. Chardonnay sourced from 2 vineyards: Sandford & Benedict (55%) and Solomon Hills (45%). From the team behind Jonata. Aged 50% in neutral oak, 25% new oak and 25% stainless steel. Light brilliant yellow. Intense perfumes of white peach, lemon and flowers with a hint of coconut. Concentrated with layers of fruit, a certain minerality and crispy acidity. The oak is present but well-integrated. Long lemon confit finish . This should be even better in a few years. — 7 years ago
Signano
Vernaccia di San Gimignano Vernaccia
Almost orange in hue! It's like there's some maceration going on. Honey to the hilt. Complex and lovely. — 9 years ago
Rudius
Alder Springs - Emerald Pool Syrah 2006
Lights out. Knock out. Thought this might be past its prime, but the first whiff raised an eyebrow and the first sip made me howl like Ric Flair. Stunning and right at its apogee. The best Northern California Syrah I’ve ever tasted. Decadent blackberry and boysenberry, with an array of meat from coppa to bacon, and seasoned to the hilt with pepper. Clove, leather, and lavender, with savory minerality that is killer. — 6 years ago
Caves Coopératives de Donnas
Donnas 2011
Cold climate nebbiolo. A truly exciting wine. Soil driven to the hilt. Raw meat. — 7 years ago
Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes
Rías Baixas Albariño de Fefiñanes
Passionfruit, brine, grapefruit, acid to the hilt. Best Albariño I've had. — 9 years ago
Jérôme Prévost
La Closerie Fac-simile Extra Brut Pinot Meunier Rosé Champagne
To the hilt. Beautiful salmon color. Rose petals, strawberries, raspberries and chalk. This a gift for us, on engaged couple Valentines Day. #hellyeah — 10 years ago
Laurent Saillard
La Pause Gamay
Absolutely love this wine, juicy and natural to the hilt. — 7 years ago
Hilt & Blade
Antecedence Napa Valley Red Blend 2015
Excellent Grocery Outlet find. — 7 years ago
The Hilt
The Vanguard Pinot Noir 2013
Good QPR. Won't win any awards for complexity, but it's got a nice strawberry nose, medium/full body, and a unique citrusy finish. Nice acid so I'm guessing it will hang out for a bit. Bought three, will be interesting to see how it progresses over the years. I'd buy it again. — 8 years ago
Bodegas Juan Gil
Jumilla Vieilles Vignes Monastrell 2013
So this is not the most eloquent of wines, certainly not old aged, non taninned up to the hilt, nor biodynamic, no natural yeasts, not unoaked or holding a massive depth... but by golly, I loved this wine in that it has the spoooooooon full o'sugar kind of Julie Andrews ingredient! It was described as being really 'strong', yet I didn't find that at all. It is simply a really good happy tenner! It made me content, I had it with garlic marinated soft rose lamb chops, I drank it all in a gluttonous luxury and was humming to myself! — 10 years ago
James Gaskins
Superb wine surprise from special dinner guests. They know our pallet. Everyone will enjoy this. It’s a treat. — 6 years ago