Wine Doctrine
2013

Hartford / Hartford Court Pinot Noir Sevens Bench Vineyard

Tasted 27 May 2017 Napa / Sonoma · Carneros

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 overly lithe it…

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2014

Hartford / Hartford Court Syrah Outer Limits Vineyard

Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

Heavy and brawny blackberry and dark earthy plum notes carry just enough cut to hold the thickset core together. At times, overly lush on the front end and blocky on the back, the profile here tips a…

Reviewed 28 May 2021
2015

Hartford / Hartford Court Chardonnay Far Coast Vineyard

Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

Round, plush, and full of gooey vanillin oak that almost completely washes over the ripe lemon curd and tropical fruit flavors. Saccharine-driven and cloying. Zero cut or frame.

Reviewed 31 May 2020
2015

Hartford / Hartford Court Pinot Noir Seascape Vineyard

Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

Black and red cherry, muddled overripe strawberry, pomegranate juice, peat smoke, tobacco leaf, sea foam, and hints of citrus rind. Nicely focused, with a cut that is deliberate but somewhat subtle…

Reviewed 1 April 2019
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