Our club shipment from Hartford arrived a few days ago.  Tonight we opened the Hartford Court 2009 Sevens Bench Vineyard Pinot Noir (Carneros). Aromas of strawberries and rose petals, followed by a Chinese spice – mineral palate. Finish is extraordinary, long, and complex with distinct notes of chocolate framed by soft tannins.  Four corks.
Tony Lima has been a California wine fan since arriving in California from the east coast in 1974. He's lived the growth and expansion of the West Coast industry first hand. He's seen the fickle California Wine consumer fads pop up and burst... the craze for Zinfandel, then oaky Chardonnay, then Merlot, now Pinot Noir. On behalf of fellow Californian oenophiles, he hunts for great pinot noir and great values in pinot noir all along the West Coast. His day job is Professor of Economics at California State University located in Hayward. His undergrad degree in chemical engineering (MIT) and his MBA (Harvard) and Ph.D. Economics (Stanford) are the root of his interest in the Business of Wine. He is a card-carrying member of the AAWE - American Association of Wine Economists.
