Zinfandel fanatics should take note of the 1994 Zinfandel Hartford Vineyard. Made from an old, head-pruned, low-yielding 80-year old vineyard, this wine reveals an opaque purple color, and that sexy Zin perfume of crushed black-raspberries, cherries, pepper, and spice. It is a wine of exceptional purity, with full body, high alcohol (14.2%), good, crisp acidity, and a knock-out, blockbuster finish. Drink this Zinfandel over the next 5-6 years. Tasted several times in the last month, this exquisite wine just gets more profound.This showcase chateau, just off River Road in Sonoma's Russian River Valley, is part of the impressive portfolio of small high quality wine producers owned by Jess Jackson, and called Artisans and Estates.NOTE: All the wines in this article were tasted in May, 1996.Tel. (707) 887-1532