Hartford Court Russian River Chardonnay 2022
The Wine
92 points jebdunnuck.com 'Coming from across the neighborhoods of the Russian River Valley, the 2022 Chardonnay Russian River Valley is ripe with aromas of toasted spice, orange rind, preserved lemon, honeysuckle, and baked apples. Full-bodied, with a ripe, classic feel, it has a nice, rounded mouthfeel and offers a lovely sense of place.'
Sourced from several vineyards within the Russian River Valley AVA (Laguna Ridge, Green Valley and Russian River itself) this Chardonnay is an excellent example of the regions style. After sorting by hand, the grapes are whole bunch pressed in French oak and stainless steel (10%). After a spontaneous, wild yeast fermentation the wine matured for 10 months in 26% new French oak barrels. Bottled without filtering or fining." - Hartford Court
The Details
Variety - Chardonnay
Country - USA
Region - California
Sub Region - Sonoma, Russian River
Extra - Cork
Year - 2022
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Established in 1994, Hartford Family Winery was born from Don and Jennifer Hartford's passion for fine wines, the community, and the distinctive vineyards surrounding their home in the Russian River Valley. Situated in Forestville, a town within Sonoma County, the winery stands approximately 15 miles from the brisk Pacific Coast.
Hartford Family Winery is dedicated to producing wines from individual vineyard sites. In recent years, they have crafted around 25 unique single vineyard bottlings. The small, low-yielding vineyards yield wines with distinct character and rich personality. Their Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays range from as little as 93 cases to around 800 cases. Similarly, the Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are available in limited quantities.
