{"title":"The Hilt Estate | Santa Rita Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Hilt Estate in Santa Rita Hills, California\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/CollectionBanner_01900a90-63d4-409a-91e9-76f72996a4c5.jpg?v=1672575313\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hilt Estate produce exceptional cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines from their rugged maritime influenced estate vineyards located in the southwest corner of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Founded in 2008, it is now owned by billionaire Stan Kroenke whose properties include Screaming Eagle and Bonneau du Martray and of course Arsenal FC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRancho Salsipuedes, where The Hilt wines make their home, provides vineyards planted on land nearly 13 unobstructed miles from the ocean on the west. This unique, large and sprawling property offers a range of altitudes, aspects, soil types, and microclimates, giving winemaker Matt Dees a patchwork of vineyard parcels from which to select grapes and create wines with distinctive styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiverse though it may be, Salsipuedes possesses some aspects that remain consistent: the land has poor soils that force vines to dig deep; there are powerful, whipping winds and a cold maritime climate that allow grapes on the property to ripen slowly and retain acidity despite the warm daytime sun; and the vines on the property are low in vigour, allowing them to produce low yields of concentrated, complex grapes. It is with these three important components – poor soils, whipping winds and a cool maritime climate along with low vigour vines – that Salsipuedes defines itself in the Sta. Rita Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-hilt-estate-chardonnay","title":"The Hilt Estate Chardonnay 2019\/21","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hilt Estate wines are defined by the fruit and flavours of the southwestern corner of the Sta. Rita Hills. They speak of the nuances and complexities of the property as a whole. The wines take into account the many aspects, clones, soil types, and other properties of the Hilt estate. They provide the maximum amount of blending components and represent the most complete wines in the Hilt portfolio. The Estate Chardonnay is aged in 34% New French oak,56% neutral French oak, 10% stainless steel for 11 months. Notes of sliced apple, nectarines and honeyed flowers, with just a hint of salinity and minerality. It's elegant, beautifully balanced and has a great finish.[#intro]Elegant, beautifully balanced \u0026amp; framed by classic Hilt sea salt and electricity on the finish...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hilt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40357477449795,"sku":"A19HILTESTATECHARDONNAY","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/EstateChardonnayBottle_1c3f7e2e-4f13-4178-a865-dda864370601.jpg?v=1672579771"},{"product_id":"the-hilt-estate-pinot-noir","title":"The Hilt Estate Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hilt Estate Pinot Noir is a seductive, chalky and deeply complex wine. It displays savoury aromas with notes of bright red berries, blood orange, clove, green peppercorn and black tea. Seamless pure red fruit rolls across the palate with pomegranate-like juiciness.  Bright acidity keep the flavours wonderfully vivid through to its persistent finish. [#intro]There is so much to like in this seductive, mid-weight, super-expressive Pinot Noir...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hilt Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40357482332227,"sku":"A19THEHILTESTATEPINOT","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/EstatePNBottle.jpg?v=1672582579"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_10919ea4-a997-4e9d-a30a-97944b6fef60.jpg?v=1672575462","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/the-hilt-estate-santa-rita-hills.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}