praline and brioche

Indeed this takes the gravity-defying aspect of the best 2005s to a glorious extreme

beautifully long and impressively long finale

it easily flows across the palate

The Hilt, Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir other_regions_italy praline and briocheVineyards for The Hilt wines are all high altitude, but Radians ridgelines are the steepest, reaching nearly 700 feet at its highest points. Outcrops of diatomaceous earth and rocky soils dominate Radian and ultimately help define the type of fruit the vines yield. The rocky soils at the top of Radian offer good drainage and heat retention, an aspect critical to the production of ripe fruit at high elevation with Sta Rita Hills cold, whipping winds.