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The tasting |
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Bright golden yellow. |
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Full-bodied, with notes of apricot, butter biscuits, verbena and mango. |
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Generous, with notes of almond croissant and citrus. Great energy, bursting with fruit. Good evolution to come. |
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The sommelier's advice |
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Serve between 10 and 12°C in a large glass. |
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Grilled lobster with tarragon butter, Arctic char with acacia honey cream sauce, Bresse poultry with light cream sauce, veal sweetbreads with white truffles. |
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From now until 2031, and even longer for enthusiasts. |
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The estate and the wine |
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The Hilt Wines is a Californian icon. Owned by Stan Kroenke, who also heads Screaming Eagle and Bonneau du Martray, this estate is unmatched in both its location and its reputation.
The Hilt Estate enjoys a truly exceptional setting, perched on California’s Central Coast in the heart of the Santa Rita Hills Valley. This breathtaking site, surrounded by hills, offers a complex terroir with a remarkable variety of soils, microclimates, and elevations. Benefiting from a cool oceanic climate, it allows the grapes to mature slowly while maintaining their natural acidity.
Winemaker Matt Dees is committed to showcasing this extraordinary geological and climatic diversity through a series of stunning cuvées, each one crafted in an elegant, Burgundian-inspired style. |
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The 2021 Santa Rita Hills Bentrock Vineyard Chardonnay is a rich and caressing wine, offering a variety of aromas from pastry and fresh fruits to verbena and zest, with a revitalizing energy. Still young and focused on its primary aromas, particularly almond, it has much more to reveal. The refined barrel aging, with 40% new oak, followed by five months on lees in tanks, promises to enhance its complexity over time. Already long and generous, it will evolve beautifully with age. A remarkable wine from an exceptional terroir in a standout vintage! Rated 93/100 by Antonio Galloni and 95/100 by Jeb Dunnuck. |
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Hand harvested. Vines aged 14 years. Aged for 11 months in French oak barrels (40% new and 60% one and two wines), followed by 5 months on lees in stainless steel vats. |
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AWARDS |
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Robert Parker - October 2024: 94/100
Jeb Dunnuck - August 2023: 95/100
Antonio Galloni - Vinus - July 2023: 93/100 |
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