Tried these two last night:
1. Dehlinger Chard Estate/RRV/SonomaCnty (14.2%; U) 2019: Light gold color; strong ripe/melony/Chard lightly floral/R-like light toasty/Fr.oak/butterscotchy lovely perfumed nose; lightly tart some toasted/caramel/Fr.oak strong melony/ripe/Chard/almondy bit floral/spicy lovely bit structured flavor; very long/lingering strong floral/Chard/melony/almondy/almost R-like some toasty/Fr.oak some spicy/nutmeg finish; the perfume is almost like R; a lovely solid 4-square Calif Chard that reminds me a lot of young structured Hanzell Chards but w/ less oak; should improve for 4-6 yrs & go out 10; a beautiful Chard that makes me want to drink Chard again. $45.00 (vBS/SG)
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2. Carlisle Zin RossiRanch/SonomaVlly (15.9%; Plntd: 1910; 9% interplanted AlicanteBouschet; 330 cs) 2004: Med.dark color w some bricking; strong cedary/pencilly/oldZin some smokey/toasty/oak some peppery/SV Zin/blackberry/bit spicy fairly complex nose; soft bit metallic/tangy/astringent strong cedary/pencilly/oldZin light spicy/peppery/SV Zin/blackberry/boysenberry fairly toasty/oak some complex flavor w/ light astringent tannins; very long rather cedary/pencilly/oldZin bit metallic slightly tired finish w/ light astringent tannins; an attractive cedary/pencilly/oldZin nose w/ some ffruit remaining but a bit on the tired/dried out side on the palate; offers up some pleasure but just clinging to life & will be gone in a few yrs.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Back in the day, we used to order a lot of Dehlinger wines. BlairSwartz fell in love with them early on after a visit & had a strong/early position on the Dehlinger mailing list. His daughter, Stacey, inherited his position on the Dehlinger list, so we've been ordering them once again.
Dehlinger is a wnry that doesn't get a whole lot of buzz. Their wines are not big & bombastic but all about balance. That balance allows them to age very/very well. It's great to be back in the Dehlinger fold again.
Tom