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2005 Land's Edge Vineyards Pinot Noir
Editor, Decanter California Guide

Rich nose, cherries, clove. Juicy and supple, but with a taut and ample length.

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2005 Arrendell Vineyard Pinot Noir
Ray Isle, Food & Wine

Hartford's been making this vineyard-designate since the winery's first vintage and has (justifiably, I think) gotten a fair amount of praise for the wine. The site is cold-they get frost from August now and then-with a lot of older vines, and the wine it produced in '05 has lifted boysenberry aromas with fruit that follows suit; the fine acidity keeps it all together, as herb notes rise in the finish. Delicious Pinot.

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2002 Arrendell Vineyard Pinot Noir
Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, CA

Herbal and floral aromas with hints of violet, toasted oak, and dark berries. Still young and frisky, needs to mature to justify its lofty price. Concentrated fruit and firm tannins hold promise of lush complexity to come, as well as a longer finish.

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2001 Sevens Bench Vineyard Pinot Noir
Lynne Char Bennett, San Francisco Chronicle, CA

Slightly medicinal nose with black currant and cola notes; subdued cherry, berry and fig flavors with a touch of greenness. Low production.

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2001 Sevens Bench Vineyard Pinot Noir
Editor, Decanter Recommended

Rich, quite full Pinot Noir, good attack. Good fruit, but more on attack than in complexity. Big solid wine. Up to 5 years.

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1997 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 1 Puff

Ripe, open, concentrated and compact, the perfumed aromas of this full-bodied wine smell of blackberry jam and lots of vanillin oakiness, and the dense, fleshy flavors are equally unabashed…

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1996 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 1 Puff

Stressing ripeness in its somewhat outgoing aromas of jammy, almost syrupy, blackberry and spicy, nutmegy oak…

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1996 Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 2 Puffs

The sweet, young, berryish fruit aromas show both lots of immediate appeal and plenty of depth. At entry, the flavors are much like the nose with forward blackberry fruit that gives substance to the frontal impressions. Well-structured and fairly weighty on the palate….

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1995 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 2 Stars. A highly distinctive wine.

This impressive and very forward wine is quite consistent with the winery's outstanding 1994 vintage Zinfandel release. The pretty aromas put its first rate oak on full display yet deep blackberry and chocolate tones push into prominence and without giving in to that oak. Supple on entry and showing handsome, if slightly plummy fruit, the wine is still youthfully ragged in midpalate but is firm and well-balanced and is fully capable of improving for the next two to five years.

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1994 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Wine Spectator Good to Very Good.

Toasty cola and black cherry notes surface despite a hollow core. Backed by somewhat rough-edged tannins.

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1994 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Press Democrat, CA 4 Stars. Highly Recommended.

Elegant yet dramatic, with jammy, oaky flavors.

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1994 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine Featured

Like others in this tasting, the wine shows its ripeness as the first order of business, and while that trait night ordinarily put us off a bit, this wine has made a virtue of its intensity, its depth, its mix of berry concentrate and dark chocolate and its incredible richness. It will lose fruit as it ages further, yet it promises to retain richness and its inviting early texture, even as it also loses tannin.

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1994 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 2 Stars. A highly distinctive wine.

This is a terrific, rich, ripe and very tasty Zinfandel. Its fairly intense aromas convey a clear sense of fruit extracts seasoned by sweet oak. Supple on entry and almost succulent in mid-palate, the excellent balance of the wine provides the needed structure and support for these qualities, and its flavors and aftertaste are filled with the berryish characteristics that are so distinctive to Zinfandel. This one can be enjoyed anytime within the next half decade.

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1999 Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay
Michael Franz, The Washington Post, DC "Stunning"

A stunning wine that could pass for a top Batard-Montrachet from Burgundy. Rich and deeply flavored, but also fresh and well-defined, thanks to excellent acidity.

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1999 Three Jacks Vineyard Chardonnay
Michael Franz, The Washington Post, DC Recommended Enthusiastically

Deep flavors of baked apples and ripe pears.

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1999 Three Jacks Vineyard Chardonnay
Christelle Guibert, Decanter Four Stars - Highly Recommended

Classic style. New oak. Fantastic weight, depth and flavour. 2-10 years.

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1999 Three Jacks Vineyard Chardonnay
Editor, Decanter Four Stars - Highly Recommended

Massive concentration and depth. Classic style. New oak but balanced. Still youthful but pronounced fruit. Fantastic weight, depth, and flavour. Long finish.

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1998 Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay
Editor, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine

Attractive notes of apples, toast and sweet citrus fruits in the nose find parallel character in the direct, well ripened flavors of this neatly balanced, mid-sized Chardonnay. Composure, rather than unbridled richness, is the keynote here, and, if just a touch narrow at the finish, the wine will find useful service with both lighter chicken or meaty fish dishes.

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1996 Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay
Nicholas Ponomareff, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 2 Puffs

Youthfully bright fruit aromas are considerably enriched by buttery tones and plenty of creamy oak in the appealing nose. Mouthcoating on the palate, the wine is smooth an well-textured. Fruit is the lead player throughout but lees and oak flavors contribute complexity and seasoning that add to the wine's overall richness and sense of depth. Well-balanced, the wine will continue to gain interest over the next few years and will enhance the enjoyment of savory chicken or veal preparations.

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2017 Chardonnay Russian River Valley
Al Spoler and Hugh Sisson, WYPR 3 stars, superb

Elegant, crisp, lightly floral, with pear and apple flavors, great dinner wine. 3 stars, superb.

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2016 Four Hearts Vineyards Chardonnay
Editor, Abrition The Best Chardonnay Wines That Bordeaux Has To Offer

The Best Chardonnay Wines That Bordeaux Has To Offer If you are looking for Chardonnay wines in which the elements are made of tropical fruit splash, then the 2016 Hartford Court Chardonnay Four Hearts deems the perfect choice. A bottle of this wine opens an excellent pink grapefruit, pineapple, lemon tart, with apple notes, croissant and nutmeg elements.

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2015 Fog Dance Vineyard Chardonnay
Lyle W. Norton, San Francisco Examiner, CA

We began with two chardonnay, one from the far eastern portion of the huge Sonoma Coast appellation and the other, two ridges inland from the Pacific Ocean. Both vineyards are influenced from by rock and fossils. The 2015 Stone Cote Vineyard Chardonnay comes from a block within the Durell Vineyard and its steely, mineral elements are influenced from a nearby river bed. In contrast, the estate 2015 Fog Dance Vineyard Chardonnay originates from the Green Valley of Russian River Valley appellation, near the coast. Although the flavors were a bit rounder with hints of citrus and stone fruits, the mineral finish prevailed.

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2015 Stone Côte Vineyard Chardonnay
Lyle W. Norton, San Francisco Examiner, CA

We began with two chardonnay, one from the far eastern portion of the huge Sonoma Coast appellation and the other, two ridges inland from the Pacific Ocean. Both vineyards are influenced from by rock and fossils. The 2015 Stone Cote Vineyard Chardonnay comes from a block within the Durell Vineyard and its steely, mineral elements are influenced from a nearby river bed. In contrast, the estate 2015 Fog Dance Vineyard Chardonnay originates from the Green Valley of Russian River Valley appellation, near the coast. Although the flavors were a bit rounder with hints of citrus and stone fruits, the mineral finish prevailed.

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2015 Chardonnay Russian River Valley
José R. Ralat, Cowboys & Indians Summer Wine Recommendations from C Lazy U Ranch Sommelier Elise Blann

Summer Wine Recommendations from C Lazy U Ranch Sommelier Elise Blann For all those California chardonnay drinkers out there, this is a great option for summertime. You get the oak and the butter you’re looking for without it being too heavy. The apple and pear notes come through just enough to create an extremely balanced chardonnay, light enough in body to stand up to the summer sun.

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2015 Four Hearts Vineyards Chardonnay
John McDonald, Cape Gazette, DE Try a few sparklers and chardonnays for a light touch

Try a few sparklers and chardonnays for a light touch OK, Chardonnay requesters, here’s a few for you. Hartford Court Forestville Four Hearts 2015 is ready and findable. RP wrote a 96 in 2015 and it went off the scale, jumping to $48. Time heals, my friends. The wine did a backflip to $41. It is still around now and in its perfect window at $42-$45. Straw- yellow color says, “I can cellar longer if you wish.” Redolent floral nose: orange, honeysuckle and apple blossom, plus citrus and oak aromas. Smooth, medium-full-bodied with tangerine, crème brulée, vanilla, honey, and marmalade flavors. Perfect mineral acidity supports all through a long, nutty finish. Long time since I’ve enjoyed Chardonnay like this.