2016 The Hilt Estate Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills napa This is also quite lush

This is also quite lush though with more evident muscle to the medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by firmer and more prominent tannins on the balanced and lingering finish

all wrapped in a solidly complex and sneaky long finish

even though from a difficult year with May rain and a cool summer

much finer if somewhat less complex on the firm but less evidently structured finish

2016 The Hilt Estate Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills napa This is also quite lush93 Wine Advocate The Hilt's 2016 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is excellent, wafting from the glass with an exciting bouquet of dark wild berry fruits, licorice, rich soil, rose hip and orange peel. On the palate, the wine is medium bodied, bright and expansive, with velvety tannins and a crunchy core of primary fruit, its bright line of acidity carrying through to the mouthwatering finish.