2015 Hartford / Hartford Court Pinot Noir Jennifer's

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  4/21/2024 - dutchmark wrote: 89 Points

  Quite a violet color, limited nose and finish is short with notes of plum

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  1/11/2023 - RhoneWho wrote: 97 Points

  It's an accidental discovery at the 2018 A Matter of Taste event @ NYC. Tasted both Jennifer's and Far Coast. These are pinots can deliver gorgeous bouquet and rich full body flavor as good as any top CA pinot houses I have been collecting. Factoring the pricing, it's probably the best QPR for high end pinots out there.
  
  Amongst their many single vineyard offerings, Jennifer's is always my top choice. I find their pinots can be enjoyed fairly soon after 2-3 years of bottle aging than other top pinot houses.
  
  The floral aromatics of lavender and roses intermixed with ripe berries are uplifting and effusive with stamina to last for hours over a long dinner course. The texture is full body with good viscosity coating the palate, which can be enjoyed by itself without food pairing. However, a Peking duck or pan seared duck breast would be a fantastic pairing :)
  
  The rich and ripe dark fruits and blue-berries flavor with some asian spice (probably from integrated french oak) has hidden its acidity but with well balance structure that can pair with delicate foods. It has a dark purple hue reflecting the ripeness. The finish is great with lingering perfume notes. Sexy wine!
  
  Please note the recent bottle in late 2022 suggests that the wine may be shutting down and evolving as more angular structure has taken on the front seat. Hold for a couple years before retrying. I recommend drink 2016 vintage right now. Also, hold off 2017 Jennifer's pinot as it has even more energy and fine structure than 2015 with longer life; but my bet is that 2017 vintage could turn out the best one at maturity (year 10?). Time tells.
  
  Rating: 96-98; 96+

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  11/7/2021 - Joelene wrote: 92 Points

  High “enjoyment factor” as James would say…!

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  11/5/2021 - levinml wrote: 93 Points

  Hartford becoming my go-to lower high-price pinot. Can drink this without a special occasion at $70 and it's everything you want from high-end pinot, mostly great flavors and balance without the tannins.

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  9/25/2021 - Recreation Chef wrote: 92 Points

  This wine is in a very nice place right now. With a one hour decant, it showed very well.

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