Tried these two last night:
1. Dehlinger Chard EB/RRV (14.2%; U) Sebastapol 2020: Light gold color w/ some bubbles that slowly dissipate; very attractive fragrant bright/melony/Chard/lemony/spicy light pencilly/Fr.oak slight toasted almonds very pretty nose; fairly tart/tangy very spicy/nutmeg rather pencilly/toasty/oak strong lemony/Chard/almondy somewhat ripe/melony/Chard/slight herbal somewhat rich/lush lovely Chard flavor; very long/lingering strong melony/Chard/lemony/appley/spicy some nutmeg/pencilly/oak bit complex lovely finish; a very well-made/balanced fairly rich/lush pure expression of Chard that should improve over the next 2-5 yrs. $45.00
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2. Bedrock NervoRanch Heritage AlexVlly/SonomaCnty RW (14.5%; Plntd: 1896) 2021: Very dark/near black color; very intense blackberry/Zin/boysenberry/very spicy/ripe some peppery strong vanilla/oak quite dusty/OV some complex nose; fairly tart/tangy intense blackberry/boysenberry/very ripe/Zin/very spicy quite dusty/OV some vanilla/oak rather rich/lush/smooth quite lovely flavor w/ modest ripe tannins; very long/lingering intense blackberry/boysenberry/very spicy Zin rather dusty/OV some vanilla/pencilly/oak rich/lush rather structured finish w/ modest ripe tannins; not as big & ripe as other Bedrock Heritagesbut shows a bit of the elegance you get in Nervo; blows away what Ridge does w/ Nervo; more structured than most AlexVlly Zins; maybe the best Nervo I've had; needs another 2-6 yrs; beautiful Nervo. $45.00
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More jibberslack from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. My latest Bedrock shipment arrived last week. When I pulled this Nervo from the shipper, that was a lot of sticky stuff down the side of the btl & onto the label. Upon closer inspection, the btl had taken a big hit to the top & cracked from the lip on top, down the neck to just below the bottom of the cork. So there was ullage just to the bottom of the neck. I wasn't particularly worried. When I tried to pull the cork, the cork & the remaining neck of the btl came off as one piece. But the wine tasted perfectly fine & there was no signs of oxidation or being comprised. But something new for me.
Tom
