Same as all of my other notes. Best served cooler to corral all of that ripe fruit. PnP is recommended. Don't bother with a decant. Drink now and over the next few years.
Similar to my previous notes from 05/27/2017. This was served a little cooler than last time (the cooler temperature was more preferable to me). Some nice herb and rosemary notes this time around.…
Big and rich, with black cherry, currant, blackberry, and heavy spice notes. After trying Cabernet Sauvignons and big reds all night, I was thinking this would come across too light (being that it…
From Magnum. Previous notes apply. Pretty boozy on the PnP, but fanned out nicely after some air time in the glass. A big, rich, spicy style, but with quality fruit and focus still intact. An…
It's been over a year and a half since I've had this wine. PnP was a little imbalanced at first, with extracted raspberry, cream, alcohol, and brush. After about an hour of air, it fanned out nicely.…
Notes of dark red raspberry, purple fruit, and some alcohol. Lacking in the complexity department, but an enjoyable Pinot overall considering its full package. I wasn't as distracted by the bigger,…
The best showing for this wine in my opinion. Some nice energy and verve housing a core of cranberry, red raspberry, orange rind, and spice. A little alcohol on the finish took away some drive from…
Similar notes as before, except that I had an opportunity to take a little more time with this wine. It showed some deeper, more baritone black cherry notes that added interest and deepened the core…
From PnP through three hours of consumption, this Pinot was firing on all cylinders the entire time. A big, rich display of dark cherry, deeply pitched raspberry, and fistfuls of baking spices. A…
I'll give credit where credit is due. I've been less than pleased with KB this last year, especially with their more recent appellation Pinots. But at this moment, with this wine, it was indeed a…
Pretty weak showing overall. Thin, light, and certainly nowhere near worth the $30 price tag. This wine was unfortunately a sad foreshadowing into what Hartford Family Winery was all about for me. A…
Previous note from two weeks ago still applies. I absolutely love this Pinot. So much power and refinement all lined up in a perfectly focused and framed profile. Deep pitched red fruit and a verve…
All previous notes apply. PnP and this thing was rolling out its signature big black cherry, ripe black raspberry, smoke, and spice flavors. Unabashedly forthright with its unctuous attack.…
An earthy, somewhat funky rendition of a domestic Pinot. This seemed like a bit of a departure from Justin's other Pinots (but in an interesting, wine geek kind of way). Some fascinating flavors of…
Smooth and inviting, the 2014 Motifs Pinot is an easygoing wine with enough complexity to hold interest throughout consumption. It has that weekday wine feel about it; not extremely cerebral, but it…
I felt like this wine was "fine," but it lacked a bit of depth for me. The standard 2015 Pinot was much better in my opinion. This Goddard has laser focus, but it lost a bit in the body department.…
Strawberry and raspberry core fruit. Some wood and earth on the back end. Mid was solid (thank god, since the Pinots we had at Hartford earlier in the day were thinner than Kate Moss in 100 degree…
For a Rose, this actually had some nice depth to it. Strawberry and orange peel at the core, with hints of stone and lemon. Finished fairly balanced (not too sweet; not too dry). Good acid, but not…
The best of the three Pinots (which unfortunately isn't saying too much), the Jennifer's was lauded as their biggest and boldest Pinot. This maybe so, but if that is the case, it's still an…
Sonoma County · Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Unfortunately the best I can say about this wine is that it was better than the Sevens Bench. However, it too was thin and light-bodied to the point that identifying the core fruit became a bit of a…
Incredibly thin and watery. Some extremely light strawberry, rhubarb, cigar box, and earth notes surfaced, but you had to really struggle to find the flavors. Nearly no depth or concentration. So…
This was much better than a 2011 WS Sonoma Coast Pinot served alongside it. A 2011 DuMol Connor Pinot came along and bested both of the 2011 WS Pinots.
