93pts Jeb Dunnuck

The 2022 Pinot Noir Sevens Bench Vineyard is medium red/ruby hue and offers a riper feel, with savory spices and notes of sanguine iron-rich earth, dried cherries, and menthol. The palate is ripe and inviting, with a plush texture that remains medium-bodied. It has more modest acidity and offers more immediacy in the range. Drink over the next 5-7 years.

90pts Wine Enthusiast

Aromas and flavors of cherry, cherry bark, clove and other warming spices are carried by persistent, firm acidity and supple tannins. Cranberry persists and deepens the tone of this wine from Napa Valley's classic, cooler climate of Carneros. 

Tasting Notes

The Hartford Court Pinot Noir Sevens Bench Vineyard Carneros 2022 reveals vibrant aromas of black cherry, raspberry, and rose petal, layered with notes of spice and subtle earth. Each sip of Sevens Bench is silky and refined, offering balanced acidity and a lingering, elegant finish. This wine stands out for its harmony and depth, making it a top choice for collectors and Pinot Noir lovers.

About the Wine

Sevens Bench Vineyard is sourced from blocks planted on eroded and rocky Haire clay loam soils in Carneros. The name Seven Bench is dervived from the clones planted on this small block: Dijon 777 and UCD 37. This complex wine shows raspberrry, forest floor and allspice aromas with flavors of pomegranate, black plum, and licorice.

Winery Notes

'Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast.

Making delicious wines of high personality is directly related to the difficult locations of our vineyard sources, the limited production of our bottlings and the varietals we use. “Character through adversity” is an expression that we believe applies to people and grapevines and surviving adversity builds character, and personality, in both.

Hartford Family Winery specializes in making wines from single vineyard sites. In recent vintages we have made about 25 different single vineyard bottlings. Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays total as few as 93 cases, up to about 800 cases. Likewise, our Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are produced in small quantities. Our single vineyard wines are highly allocated.'