Hartford Court "Four Hearts Vineyards" Chardonnay 2019, 750ml

Four Hearts Vineyards Chardonnay is produced from diverse, 40-year-old vineyards in the Russian River Valley AVA. The 2020 vintage features old Wente, Sees, Rued, and Arrendell clonal selections, harvested and fermented separately. Only the best barrels are blended, resulting in a Chardonnay with a weighty texture, spicy and layered flavors, and a bright finish. The wine is barrel fermented in French oak and undergoes full malolactic fermentation with regular lees stirring.

All grapes are hand harvested at night and undergo whole cluster pressing. Fermentation occurs with indigenous yeast in French oak barrels, 35% of which are new. The wine is aged for 11 months with weekly lees stirring through malolactic fermentation, and it undergoes no fining and minimal filtration.

Tasting Note

Aromas of yellow apple, honeysuckle and tangerine skin. Fresh flavors of Granny Smith apple and Meyer lemon are intertwined with layers of spice and crystallized ginger. A rich and weighty mid-palate is followed by a very long exotic, mineral-infused finish.