2015 Hartford / Hartford Court Old Vine Zinfandel Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard

Community Tasting Note

Mark1npt Likes this wine:

95 Points

Saturday, May 9, 2020 - Been almst a year since my last bottle. Right from the pnp, the prettiest, classic zin nose. Beautiful florals and spice and zin fruit that explodes into your sinuses and next down your throat. I can taste the brambly black raspberries, the clove and white pepper. This is one of those zins that you need to hold in your mouth, let it warm and then roll it around coating all surfaces, all corners, before you swallow. It builds in richness, a zin cassis, if there is such a thing, develops before swallowing. The acidity is perfectly matched. What a wine (!) to sit and savor all by itself on a lazy Covid Saturday afternoon with YouTube Coffehouse jazz playing in the background as you touch up all the nail holes in the walls from moving your artwork around......yum!

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Comment posted by Decanting Queen:

5/10/2020 5:09:00 AM - It almost sounded relaxing until you got to the part about filling nail holes...
Comment posted by Mark1npt:

5/10/2020 6:15:00 AM - Lol......I had a feeling that would get you! It really was a nice, slow relaxing day though, no sweat!....a little wine, a little music, a little spackle, a little paint. Repeat.....repeat....repeat......bottle gone! I was heard to exclaim....."where did the wine go?"......or maybe that's what I heard coming from the other room?
Comment posted by GQG:

5/10/2020 6:31:00 PM - Really like hearing of Zins like this. Never tried Hartford but I recognize the tasting note lol!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:

5/10/2020 7:30:00 PM - GQ....it's a nice one! Great for about 2-3 hours then it softens and trails off just a bit. I have picked up more of this every time I've run out. Down to just 1 more left!