Antonio Galloni

2016 REVIEWS

2014 e 2014 Stone Cote is laced with pretty oral, spice, apricot pit, 2014 e 2014 Velvet Sisters is a little bit more severe and narrow in its overall feel Stone Côte Vineyard orange peel and lightly buttered notes, all in a mid-weight, gracious style that will drink well 89-92 Velvet Sisters than most of the Hartford Pinots. Dark cherry, plum, menthol, violet and licorice are all 89-92 POINTS POINTS Sonoma Coast young early. e Stone Cote emerges from a parcel within the famed Durrell Vineyard. Anderson Valley nicely delineated today. It will be interesting to see what happens as the nishes its CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR aging and goes into bottle.

2014 Hartford’s 2014 Chardonnay ree Jacks Vineyard captures the richness and intensity that 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir MacLean’s Block is another wine that presents a bit of an austere 90-92 Three Jacks Vineyard are typical of Russian River. Orange peel, honey, chamomile, wild owers and hints of 89-92 MacLean’s Block edge today. ere is plenty of power and intensity, but the mid-palate is somewhat POINTS Green Valley of the tropically-leaning fruit give the 2014 an expressive, extroverted edge. POINTS Russian River Valley compact at this stage. Savory herbs, graphite, wild owers and a host of dark-eshed Russian River Valley PINOT NOIR fruits open up, but only with considerable reluctance. Still there is good potential here. CHARDONNAY 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir Land’s Edge Vineyard is plump, juicy and approachable. Floral and 2014 Hartford’s 2014 Chardonnay Four Hearts is seamless, textured and totally silky 90 Land’s Edge Vineyards savory notes add aromatic lift to the intense dark fruit, yet this remains an especially 90 Four Hearts Vineyards on the palate. Here it is the wine’s palate feel and suave personality that stand out most. POINTS Sonoma Coast succulent Pinot for the Sonoma Coast. POINTS Russian River Valley Peach, apricot pit, honey, butter and hazelnut are some of the signatures in this voluptuous PINOT NOIR CHARDONNAY Chardonnay. e Four Hearts is mostly old-vine fruit from Dehlinger. is is a strong showing for Hartford’s entry-level Chardonnay. 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir Far Coast Vineyard is one of the most overt, juicy Pinot Noirs in 90-93 Far Coast Vineyard this range. Plum, black cherry, cola, sweet spices and leather ll out the wine’s frame quite 2014 e 2014 Chardonnay Fog Dance Vineyard is one of the most succulent, forward in POINTS Sonoma Coast nicely. Drink this plump, juicy Pinot Noir over the next handful of years. 90-92 Fog Dance Vineyard the range. Apricot pit, peach, smoke, candied lemon and exotic owers esh out in a plush, PINOT NOIR POINTS Green Valley of the inviting Chardonnay with considerable near and medium-term appeal. Russian River Valley 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir Jennifer’s emerges from one of the coolest areas in the Russian River, CHARDONNAY 89-92 Jennifer’s which gives the wine much of its sense of restraint. Dark cherry, graphite, mint, sage and POINTS Russian River Valley lavender are all given an extra kick of brightness from the vibrant acidity that is so 2014 e 2014 Chardonnay Far Coast Vineyard is endowed with a real sense of phenolic intensity PINOT NOIR pronounced in this . e Jennifer’s is another expressive, nuanced wine from Hartford. 91-93 Far Coast Vineyard and breadth, which serves to balance the more overt, tropically-leaning elements that POINTS Sonoma Coast develop in the glass. A wine of true distinction, the 2014 will drink well for at least a 2014 One of the agships in this range, Hartford’s 2014 Pinot Noir Arrendell Vineyard is sweet, CHARDONNAY handful of years. Clean, saline notes buer the nish. e Far Coast emerges from a 90-93 Arrendell Vineyard perfumed and totally gracious on the palate. Silky tannins, nuanced aromatics and an vineyard that sits at 1,000 feet above sea level. It is also one of the most distinctive wines in POINTS Russian River Valley emphasis on nesse rather than power are some of the many signatures. is is a vivid, the range. PINOT NOIR wonderfully nuanced Pinot from Hartford.

2014 e 2014 Chardonnay Seascape Vineyard presents a very dierent expression of Chardonnay 2014 e 2014 (Russian River Valley) is dark, juicy and avorful, with plenty of acid 90-93 Seascape Vineyard than the Far Coast. Apricot jam, wild owers, honey and chamomile are some of the Russian River Valley kick to prop up the avors, dark cherry, blackberry, spice and violets are pushed forward. POINTS 92 Sonoma Coast signatures. Winemaker Je Stewart likes to open the canopy here to stave o disease POINTS ZINFANDEL Drink this delicious Zinfandel over the next few years. PINOT NOIR pressure, which also gives this wine a bit more raciness in its fruit than the Far Coast. 2014 e 2014 Zinfandel Jolene’s Vineyard is aromatic, lifted and nuanced, with pretty earthy, 2014 Bright red cherry, cranberry, orange peel, cinnamon and sweet oral notes are all pushed 94 Jolene’s Vineyard savory undertones that add complexity. is is an especially gracious mid-weight Zinfandel. 89-91 Marin County forward in the 2014 Pinot Noir Marin County. Vibrant to the core, the 2014 is an ideal POINTS Russian River Valley A host of bright red stone fruit and pomegranate notes add the closing shades of nuance. POINTS Marin County Pinot for drinking over the next few years, while the avors retain their youthful energy. ZINFANDEL PINOT NOIR Veins of underlying salinity give the avors a real acid-driven pop. 2014 One of the highlights in this range of , the 2014 Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard is 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir Seascape Vineyard is round, polished and seductive, with a lovely 95 Fanucchi-Wood Road also one of the very best wines in the entire lineup. Lifted and gracious on the palate, the 90-93 Seascape Vineyard mid-palate pliancy and plenty of generosity. Spice, new leather and menthol wrap around POINTS Vineyard Fanucchi-Wood Road has a very distinctive red fruit prole that can probably be traced back POINTS Sonoma Coast the inviting nish. Rose petal, savory herbs and mint add the closing layers of nuance. Russian River Valley to the Carignane that is planted here. Today, the 2014 is absolutely compelling. PINOT NOIR ZINFANDEL

2014 Bright red cherry, pomegranate, wild owers, mint and blood orange are some of the 2014 A dark, meaty wine, the 2014 Zinfandel Highwire Vineyard oers lovely depth and pliancy 90-93 Fog Dance Vineyard signatures in the 2014 Pinot Noir Fog Dance Vineyard. Mid-weight and gracious in style, Highwire Vineyard throughout. Inky blue/purplish fruit, spices, menthol and licorice ll out the wine’s broad POINTS 93+ Green Valley of the the Fog Dance is another very pretty wine. Here, too, the vibrant acidity is very much front POINTS Russian River Valley frame nicely. e Highwire is one of the more massively constituted wines in the range, and Russian River Valley and center. ZINFANDEL will appeal most to readers who like big Zinfandels. PINOT NOIR 2014 e 2014 Zinfandel Hartford Vineyard is pliant, round and deeply expressive, with darker 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir Hailey’s Block is one of the more exuberant, racy wines in the Hartford Vineyard tonalities of fruit and plenty of exuberance. Black cherry, plum, olive and savory herb Hailey’s Block 94 Russian River Valley 90-93POINTS Hartford range. Succulent dark cherry, plum, spice, menthol, licorice and cloves esh out in POINTS overtones race across the palate as this deep, pungent Zinfandel shows o its irrepressible Green Valley of the a powerful, inviting wine. e 2014 is bold, juicy and forward, all of which make it an ZINFANDEL personality. Russian River Valley excellent choice for drinking over the next few years. PINOT NOIR 2014 A bold, immediate wine, the 2014 Zinfandel Dina’s Vineyard oers plenty of up-front Dina’s Vineyard intensity and concentration. Dark cherry, blueberry, spice and menthol are all pushed 92 Russian River Valle 2014 e 2014 Pinot Noir Muldune Trail is powerful, rich and incisive, with notable depth and POINTS y forward. ere is no shortage of depth or intensity, but I nd fewer shades of dimension and 89-92 Muldune Trail power. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, spice meld into the succulent, radiant nish. Drink this ZINFANDEL a bit less to engage the senses than in some of the other wines. e 2014 Dina’s is delicious, POINTS Anderson Valley forward, juicy Pinot Noir over the next handful of years. Muldune Trail emerges from a site but the competition is pretty intense in this range of superb Zinfandels from Hartford. PINOT NOIR at the southern end of Anderson Valley.