2019 Hartford Court Outer Limits Syrah
94 points, Tom Capo
$55
750ml
Black and blue fruits drive the aroma initially in this Sonoma Coast Syrah, with slight gamy characters, garrigue, blond tobacco and lilac aromas. Tasting the wine one finds ripe blueberry and black currant flavors, and tannins that express the wine's mountaintop sourcing. This dense and spicy Syrah was crafted in a style reminiscent of the great wines of the Northern Rhone Valley
94 points, Tom Capo
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Bombastic aromas of juicy blueberry, spiced plum, and vanilla burst from the glass on the nose of this Syrah. The palate feels nervy and lifted, with powder fine tannin balanced by ripping acidity, with rich flavors of berry compote, chopped herbs, black tea, cinnamon, and dark chocolate. Yummy now, this will continue to unfold nicely with some time in the cellar."
Tom Capo, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, December 2025
Historical Acclaim
- V. 2018: 95 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024
- V. 2021: 95 points, Billy Norris, Vinous, January 2026
- V. 2019: 94 points, Tom Capo, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, December 2025
- V. 2019: 92 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2025
- V. 2019: 90 points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, June 2024
- V. 2018: 96 points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, July 2023
- V. 2018: 93 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2024
- V. 2018: 92 points, Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, October 2023
- V. 2018: 91 points, Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, January 2024
- V. 2017: 94 points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, July 2023
- V. 2017: 92 points, Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, October 2023
- V. 2017: 91 points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2024
- V. 2016: 95 points, Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, September 2022
Vineyard & Vintage Character
Our Outer Limits Vineyard Syrah comes from an estate vineyard site, located on a windswept ridge area near Annapolis. The vineyard, which also is the source of our Far Coast Chardonnay and Pinot Noir bottlings, is a very cool site surrounded by redwood forests, over an hour north of the Russian River. This Sonoma Coast mountain ridge is four miles from the Pacific Ocian at 900 feet elevation. The soils are the Goldridge series on top of older volcanic bedrock, which drives a balance between fruit, complexity, and structure.
Hand harvested at night. Clusters and individual berries are hand sorted before fermentation in small open top fermentors. Native primary and ML. 14-21 day fermentation with daily punchdowns. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
