Making delicious wines of high personality is directly related to the arduous locations of our single-vineyard sources, the limited nature of our bottlings, and the grape varietals we use. "Character through Adversity" is a concept which applies to both people and grapevines — surviving adversity builds character ... and in the case of grapevines, character.
Single-Vineyard and Limited Bottlings
Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver meager amounts of very expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court offerings are as few as 93 cases, to a top of about 800 cases. Even the Hartford wines, which blend more than one vineyard source, are limited in production.
Pinot Noir
We love Pinot Noir, and make seven of them. We feel that Pinot Noir makes the most seductive red wine, notable for its supple, silky texture. Pinot Noir is perfect for expressing site characteristics in a transparent manner that accurately reflects terroir.
Sonoma Coast Chardonnays
Cool climate Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley Chardonnay vineyards are singularly expressive. Our Chardonnay vineyards, which are planted with multiple clones, specially matched to their sites, also strongly reflect the distinctive terroir in these high-risk, high-reward locations.
Old-Vine Zinfandel
Our 80 to 100 year old Zinfandel vineyards are irreplaceable treasures. We source our vineyard designated Russian River Valley Zinfandels from several of the oldest Zinfandel vineyards in California. The complexity and depth of flavors from these vineyards produce among the most consistently bold and unctuous Zinfandels found anywhere.
