12/02/08: Deep red color with a perfumey nose of red fruits and spice. The flavors are currant, rapsberry, earth, spice and some woodiness. The wine is medium bodied with decent acidity, but is somehow out of balance and single dimentional. The finish is medium long with a little sourness to it. I was disappointed, but maybe should have drank sooner.
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Garnet color with a clear rim. The color belies the ripe raspberry, rose water, and spice box. Clove, cinnamon and cardamom penetrated the rich raspberry while a firm acidity brought this home. What was remarkable about this wine was its balance. The fruit had mellowed, acid was in check and secondary notes were emerging. This seemed at peak and yet another example of what a good winemaker can do in a less than stellar vintage.
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Stole the show 8/5 as WOTN. Flawless pinot that is at its prime. Intoxicating perfumed nose, with rich depth of red fruit on the palate. FBMs friend Ann enjoyed.
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Has the kind of perfumed nose that draws me to Pinot. Well-integrated and balanced palate, with elegant fruit and soft tannins. One of the better pinots I've had in the last 6 months. Between this and the Zinfandel I also opened this evening, Hartford is rapidly becoming one of my favorite wineries.
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Quite good, and quite surprising! Hartford's pinots (for me) have been hit or miss on the "aging" front. This one has turned out a dandy. Wonderful nose of soft pinot fruit. Tastes of honey, liquid silky smooth plums and cherries.
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12/7/2008 - enosnob wrote: 87 Points
12/02/08: Deep red color with a perfumey nose of red fruits and spice. The flavors are currant, rapsberry, earth, spice and some woodiness. The wine is medium bodied with decent acidity, but is somehow out of balance and single dimentional. The finish is medium long with a little sourness to it. I was disappointed, but maybe should have drank sooner.
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1/22/2008 - rmodak wrote: 92 Points
Garnet color with a clear rim. The color belies the ripe raspberry, rose water, and spice box. Clove, cinnamon and cardamom penetrated the rich raspberry while a firm acidity brought this home. What was remarkable about this wine was its balance. The fruit had mellowed, acid was in check and secondary notes were emerging. This seemed at peak and yet another example of what a good winemaker can do in a less than stellar vintage.
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10/2/2007 - Dubliner wrote: 92 Points
Gorgeous Pinot, drinking very well. Lovely nose and perfumed palate. Plenty of fruit. Yumm !
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9/1/2007 - Cheryl wrote:
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8/8/2007 - vanpe003 wrote: 93 Points
Stole the show 8/5 as WOTN. Flawless pinot that is at its prime. Intoxicating perfumed nose, with rich depth of red fruit on the palate. FBMs friend Ann enjoyed.
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11/5/2006 - vanpe003 wrote: 92 Points
Has the kind of perfumed nose that draws me to Pinot. Well-integrated and balanced palate, with elegant fruit and soft tannins. One of the better pinots I've had in the last 6 months. Between this and the Zinfandel I also opened this evening, Hartford is rapidly becoming one of my favorite wineries.
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7/4/2006 - zinslurpie wrote: 94 Points
Quite good, and quite surprising! Hartford's pinots (for me) have been hit or miss on the "aging" front. This one has turned out a dandy. Wonderful nose of soft pinot fruit. Tastes of honey, liquid silky smooth plums and cherries.
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