Tried these two last Fri w/ Susan:
1. Nielson by Byron Chard SantaBarbaraCnty (14.2%; Original vnyd plntd in 1964 by Uriel J.Nielson; www.NielsonWines.com) V&B by NielsonWines/SantaRosa 2018: Med. gold color; strong ripe/melony/Chard bit spicy/lemony some toasty/oak (oak chips?) pure varietal Chard quite attractive nose; lightly tart/tangy ripe/melony/Chard/nutmeg some pencilly/oak/toasty totally dry fairly classic SBCnty/spicy Chard flavor; ling ripe/Chard/melony/lemony/bit spicy some pencilly/oak/nutmeg finish; not a profound Chard but a big step above commodity Chard & speaks of OV/SBCnty/spicy Chard; a very attractive Chard at a great price. $13.00 (KK)
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2. St.Huberts TheStag Chard SantaBarbaaraCnty (14.4%) V&B by St.Huberts/Sonoma 2019: Med.light yellow color w/ tons of mesmerizing swirling bubbles; bit quiet ripe/melony/Chard/slightly spicy much simpler very slight pencilly/oak somewhat pleasant nose; quite tart rather simple/Chard/melony very light pencilly/oak pleasant Chard flavor; med.long Chard/melony/lemony/quiet slight earthy/chalky slightly bitter rather simple/pinched finish; a pleasant rather simple Chard but still a decent value for the $$'s. $13.00 (KK)
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More pritlburka from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Both of these "wineries" are owned by large wine conglomerates. St.Huberts is part of Treasury Wine Estates. Byron is under the JacksonFamilyEstates umbrella. We had the St.Huberts Pinot a week ago and thought it a good value at $18.50. So I had high hopes for this Chard. Alas, it didn't deliver. I far preferred the Byron.
Both of these Chards were closeouts from the distributors.
Tom