(from a mix of vines up to 50 years of age)

it offers up a brooding nose of licorice

45 ha holding in both Montée de Tonnerre proper and Chapelot)

Following the Brunate over the course of several days was immensely rewarding

the wine is polished

The Hilt, Old Guard Pinot Noir other_regions (from a mix of vinesAnother compelling wine, the 2014 Pinot Noir Old Guard is weightless and gracious on the palate, with more aromatic lift and silkiness than the Vanguard. From a flavor perspective, the two wines aren't that different because Sanford & Benedict is at the heart of both. Instead, in 2014 the differences are mostly textural, with perhaps just a touch more finesse here. The 2014 is all Sanford & Benedict fruit, 82% Mt. Eden clone and 18% Gamay clone, done