Hilt & Blade

The Hilt

Estate Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Great acidity and red fruits — 2 months ago

The Hilt

Radian Vineyard 2022

Solid bottle, was hoping for something a bit more. I still feel the Chardonnay and Pinot blends are better than single bottlings and for the price hard to beat. — 6 months ago

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The Hilt

The Old Guard Chardonnay 2015

동하집들이. 와인상가에서 용수가 15만원으로 가져옴. 첨에 엄청 강하고 맛있다가 금방 퍼짐. — 3 years ago

The Hilt

Estate Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2017

한남트랄라. 처음엔 헨델처럼 완전 달고 맛잇는 샤도네이인데 금방 퍼짐 — 5 years ago

The Hilt

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2015

This chardonnay is a gastronomic wine and will pair very well with chicken, pork and fish. I drank it with Sous Vide prepared salmon with lemon risotto and it was excellent and made the wine smoother. The complex flavors in the wine like lemon and custard are very intense and the the acid, fruit and mineral are very well balanced. A bone dry chardonnay and probably not everyones cup of tea. — 6 years ago

Domaine François Raveneau

Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2004

a wow wine. What do you want in a wine? It’s here. Lemon zest, minerals, acidity and lift, great intensity, super young wine that will last decades and has room to improve. Like licking the edge of a razor blade dipped in sweet lemon. — 8 years ago

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Maciej Kurka

Maciej Kurka

Great comment

Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

Strawberries, cherries and an angel’s kiss in Spring...with a hint of lime.....a perfect pre-Blade Runner tipple — 8 years ago

The Hilt

Bentrock Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

White flowers. Bright. Gorgeous.

Amazing. Mineral. Balanced.
— 3 months ago

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Continuum

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Paul J
9.1

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Overrated and overpriced. 1+hr decant, probably needed more. Very hot nose with plums. Massive tannins and hits the palate like a razor blade. Earthy with plums and prunes. Not my style. Medium depth and finish.

Anyone want my last bottle?
— 7 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
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Shay A

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@Paul J : Just checked my CT notes and I opened this ‘12 almost two years ago and it was corked. Was hoping I could give you some hope but my only experience was flawed!
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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Yeah, the Continuum's always run lean and spicy. Like zero percent body fat. Nothing to grasp...a sheer red/Cabernet cliff that few can climb.
Ron R

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My experience with this wine was the complete opposite. I have a few 07’s kicking around and they were plush and dense when I last took a look…

The Hilt

The Old Guard Pinot Noir 2015

Really delicious Pinot Noir! Rich red fruits, floral.. lavender...vanilla...velvet smooth...The 14.1 Alc. Is hiding somewhere! Long work day...election results? — 6 years ago

Paul, Vanessa and 27 others liked this

Pax Mahle Wines

Lauterbach Hill Russian River Valley Syrah 2004

Photo from file. 2004 Vintage. The cork just disintegrated but somehow the wax top saved the wine. Poured it trough a stained into decanter and then was wine of the night at poker. Drink up but have a strainer and decanter ready. Perhaps an ah-so twin blade cork puller would have done better and will try that on future bottles of this. It trumped a 2012 Saxum Broken Stones. — 7 years ago

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Hilt & Blade

Antecedence Lodi Zinfandel

I’ve had two cases of this in the past year - seem to grab a bottle every other trip to the cellar. It never fails to please. — 8 years ago

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Tyler Martinelli

Tyler Martinelli

This is amazing!!!! One of my favorite Zins!!!!!

The Hilt

The Vanguard Pinot Noir 2012

What a great wine. Lots of bright fruit, medium body and good complexity — 8 years ago

Warren, Simon and 3 others liked this

The Hilt

The Vanguard Chardonnay 2012

Winery owned by same majority owner of Screaming Eagle and Bonneau du Martray. A pleasant surprise at age 14, still incredibly fresh with a Burgundian flair and toasty reduction. Fleshes out gaining weight and detail with air. Most definitely drinks above its price point. — 4 months ago

Paul, Tom and 5 others liked this

The Hilt

Santa Rita Hills Estate Chardonnay 2021

Charleston Food and Wine Classic. — 2 years ago

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The Paring

Red Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Delectable Wine
9.0

The Paring’s 2019 Red is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend from the team at Jonata and The Hilt. It soars from the glass with wild flowers, herbs, blood orange and red-fleshed fruit. Elegant and nuanced, the Red is also a tremendous value. $20.00 (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2022) — 4 years ago

Shay, Severn and 18 others liked this

Billecart-Salmon

Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart Brut Champagne Blend 2006

Somm David T
9.4

Nose reveals macerated fruits of; green apples, pineapple, sour & macerated lemon, limes, kiwi, white peach, golden apple, candle /beeswax, understated white spice, limestone & volcanic powder, sea fossils & spray, caramel, vanillin, light herbaceousness, mint, yeast, bread dough, notes of melted brown sugar with white flowers, jasmine and yellow lilies.

The mouthfeel is lush & beautiful. The mousse so soft. The acidity is finely focused & lively. Slightly less (than the nose) macerated fruits notes of; green apples, pineapple, sour & macerated lemon, limes, kiwi, white peach, golden apple, candle /beeswax, understated white spice with perfect razor blade penetration on the tongue, Fine limestone & grey volcanic powder, sea fossils & spray, melted caramel, vanillin, light herbaceousness, mint, yeast, bread dough, used wood presence, notes of melted brown sugar with brighter white flowers, jasmine, mixed greens, and yellow lilies than the nose.

Steal at $99.
— 6 years ago

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Domaine Zind Humbrecht

Clos Windsbuhl Pinot Gris 2012

Off dry to medium sweet - ripe tropical notes hide a blade of acidity and subtle flinty smokiness. Yellow amber in the glass. Oily texture. — 7 years ago

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Hilt & Blade

Antecedence Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Superb wine surprise from special dinner guests. They know our pallet. Everyone will enjoy this. It’s a treat. — 8 years ago

Rudius

Alder Springs - Emerald Pool Syrah 2006

Lights out. Knock out. Thought this might be past its prime, but the first whiff raised an eyebrow and the first sip made me howl like Ric Flair. Stunning and right at its apogee. The best Northern California Syrah I’ve ever tasted. Decadent blackberry and boysenberry, with an array of meat from coppa to bacon, and seasoned to the hilt with pepper. Clove, leather, and lavender, with savory minerality that is killer. — 8 years ago

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