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…
Exact same notes as two months ago. After having some grape-ape Zinfandels the day before, this at least had some frame and acid. Though the structure was nice, the mid was a little thin and…
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.…
Certainly complex and tiered with fruit and spice flavors. More of a red fruited Syrah, with a concentrated cranberry flavor that lifted the profile in an interesting way. I normally prefer my Syrahs…
Much like the Zinfandel, this seemed to lack a little focus; a sort of afterthought wine. For a PS, it was too cranberry and black cherry driven for my tastes. It didn't have the depth I would've…
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…
Blackberry and grape flavors dominate (no surprise - it's a Zin!). Lacked a little backbone, which made it come across a bit wonky, but it was tolerable. In the end, this was my least favorite wine…
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.…
Tasted in tank just before the scheduled bottling. More butterscotch and lamp oil nuances when compared to the '15 Simpatico Ranch. A tad bit fuller and richer, but just shy of the high end laser cut…
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…
I was a fan of this wine. Beautiful body, with a lemon curd and white peach core. Some vanilla and popcorn on the back end. The attack was really succulent without being heavy or muddled. Good focus…
Tasted in tank just before its scheduled bottling. An outrageous bottle of domestic Chardonnay. A beautiful gold-green hue. Hits the palate with an assertive but meaningful attack. The focus on this…
A Welch's grape juice kind of Zinfandel, but with a deadening of the core fruit that left it muddled and lost. The attack was flat and awkward. Some wood on the back end pretended to add interest,…
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…
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…
This was a beautiful bottle of domestic Chardonnay, fashioned with focus and balance in mind. Somewhat more Burgundian in style in that it had a crispness and acidic frame that held the core lemon…
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…
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…
Same as last month. Served alongside a 2013 Wren Hop Architects & Saboteurs. They were very similar, but I gave the slight nod to the Wren Hop because of its superb focus. I remember thinking the…
Same as my notes from two weeks ago. Normally I like my Chardonnays served at a cooler cellar temperature (54 degrees), but I actually appreciated that this was served a little cooler than that this…
