2016 The Hilt The Old Guard Chardonnay, Santa Barbara Bacigalupi 95 POINTS | JAMES SUCKLING

95 POINTS | JAMES SUCKLING

Notes of tobacco

Critic tasting note: "The Benegas vineyard in Cruz de Piedra

The palate is carried by those leesy tones

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2016 The Hilt The Old Guard Chardonnay, Santa Barbara Bacigalupi 95 POINTS | JAMES SUCKLINGThe 2016 Chardonnay Old Guard comes from the oldest vines of the estate and is brought up all in older oak. It offers an almost Alsatian Riesling like minerality and green citrus streak, with more orchard fruits, white flowers, and classic salinity coming through with time in the glass. It's light to medium bodied, deep, rich, and beautifully textured on the palate, it has vibrant, tangy acidity, plenty of density and mid palate oomph, and a great