My drawing of a typical Pinot noir grape

Our grapes sacrificed their little round easily squished lives for these wines.

Our windblown site, morning fogs, cold temperatures, and intense sun: wines with intense Pinot noir and Chardonnay flavors. We have handled them carefully through the process of becoming wine to preserve their unique personalities of taste. Not every grape made it.

Hilliard Bruce Vineyards

Hilliard Bruce Vineyards facility in Santa Rita Hills AVA.

Our location in
Santa Rita Hills AVA

Our vineyard is just North of Highway 246, and West of Kessler Haak / Clos Pepe / Babcock / Melville.

2008 Hilliard Bruce Moon Pinot noir is released

Mailing List is Open

Hilliard Bruce 2008 Moon Pinot noir mailing list is open, so, if you are inclined, let us know of your interest at:

vineyard@impulse.net

Hilliard Bruce Pinot noir in Vertical, sequel to Sideways

2008 Hilliard Bruce Moon Pinot noir has threesome with Miles and Laura.

First Review of Hilliard Bruce Pinot noir 11/2010

First Review from International Wine Cellar November 2010:

2008 Hilliard Bruce Moon Pinot noir: Vivid ruby. A heady, seductively perfumed bouquet displays red and dark berries, potpourri and spicy oak, with notes of minerals and musky herbs adding complexity. Smooth, fleshy raspberry and cherry-cola flavors pick up an exotic Asian spice quality in the mid-palate and are very sharply defined. Fine-grained tannins add grip to the long, sappy, subtly smoky finish. Paul Lato is the consulting winemaker here.