Region: Sonoma County, California

Vintage: 2016

Composition: 100% Chardonnay

History: Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1993 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 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.

Tasting Notes:

Tangy layers of tangerine and wet stone fill the glass in this fresh, focused, and ultimately bright coastal white. Salty sea air lingers around strong, lush layers of richness and complex concentration, finishing in persistent acidity.