{"product_id":"hartford-zinfandel-russian-river-valley-california-2021","title":"Hartford Family Winery, Old Vine Zinfandel, Russian River Valley, California, 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOverview of the Wine\u003c\/span\u003e                                                                     \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHartford Family Winery was founded in 1993 as a result of Don and Jennifer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learnaboutwine.com\/products\/learnaboutwine-presents-zinfandel-wednesday-june-14th-at-7pm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 10px; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/0441\/0666\/files\/FtinZinfandel.png?v=1686166208\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaking delicious wines of high personality is directly related to the difficult locations of the Hartford family's vineyard sources, the limited production of their bottlings and the varietals they use. \"Character through adversity\" is an expression that the Hartford family believes to apply to both people and grapevines, and they feel that surviving adversity builds character, and personality, in both. The Hartford Family makes wines under two marks, Hartford Court and Hartford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X0JW92VkFSc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to watch our YouTube video about this wine!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTiaan Lordan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape \/ Blend\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZinfandel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRussian River, Sonoma County, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker's Tasting Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHartford Russian River Valley Zinfandel is showing aromas of ripe plum, blackberry, black cherry which are highlighted with hints of white pepper and allspice. Blueberry, red raspberry, nutmeg, and mocha flavors lead into a long, bright finish with supple tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e91 Points - Ian Blackburn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Old Vine bottling features a beautiful nose of ripe strawberry, and crisp cherry skins with layers of herbs and pepper.  Red candy color with fresh forward red fruits mask the dense 15.5 alcohol that lies below this beautiful Zinfandel that displays plump and punctuated Russian River character. Color 13.5, Aroma 22.5, Body 22.5, Overall 32.5 = 91 points\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct size: 750ml\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merchant of Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44682058531121,"sku":"","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/0441\/0666\/files\/Hartford-Family-Winery-Old-Vine-Zinfandel-Russian-River-Valley-California-2021.jpg?v=1762531121","url":"https:\/\/marchantofwine.com\/products\/hartford-zinfandel-russian-river-valley-california-2021","provider":"Merchant of Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}