Community Tasting Notes 26

• short and confused wrote: 93 points

  February 14, 2018 - My last of a half case. Probably drank it early enough. As Puligny33 says, it is hinting at port. But perhaps it will not go down hill. I will not find out barring the generosity of others. I am really digging these Hartford zins. They are very juicy and powerful but at the same time incisive and elegant. I love Chainthroer's notes on this wine. Sweet blackberry, sage, flowers, Asian spices, licorice, black pepper and blueberries. The blueberries remind me of ripe Southern Rhone Grenache. Bordering on Liqueur-like in the mouth. The nose keeps me coming back to the glass in the way not too many wines do. Really well done.

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• Puligny33 wrote: 92 points

  March 5, 2017 - Surprisingly good to my mind. I found this bottle when reorganizing my cellar; typically I would have drunk it earlier. A little "porty" when first opened but got better and better over the next two hours or so. A boatload of fruit and easy to drive no. It almost certainly won't get any better but drinking nicely now.

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• CJM wrote: 91 points

  August 15, 2016 - Clear deep garnet with no rim browning. Black licorice, leather, tar. Low acids, low tannins. Eucalyptus, Medium balanced finish

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• hsveen Likes this wine: 95 points

  July 17, 2016 - Outstanding!

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• kcp Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 13, 2016 - Yeah, I think it has peaked, but is still decent enough.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Hartford / Hartford Court
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation Old Vine Zinfandel
• Vineyard Highwire Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley
• UPC Code 633072815021

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• In Cellars 65 (24%)
• Consumed 204 (76%)

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