Hartford Court, Far Coast Vineyard Pinot Noir Brut Zero the wine is maturing

the wine is maturing

It completed 13 months in oval oak foudres and was in concrete waiting to be bottled when I tasted it in January 2024

I love Vigna Rionda and this is a wine that is so balanced and refined

a little lighter on the finish than expected but with a persistent finish

with complexities of flowers

Hartford Court, Far Coast Vineyard Pinot Noir Brut Zero the wine is maturingOne of the standouts in this stacked lineup is the 2016 Pinot Noir Far Coast Vineyard. This beauty comes from a single block of a mountain site located north of the Fort Ross Seaview AVA. Aged 17 months in 37% new French oak, this is a ripe, sexy, and powerful wine thats loaded with notions of ripe strawberries, kirsch, shrimp stock, spice, and hints of ground coffee. With building tannins, full body, beautiful depth of fruit, and an incredible