Tried these two last night:
1. LesLunesWine Chard SearbyVnyd/SonomaCoast (12.5%; Dry-farmed/Old Vines; 50 yr old vines near Occidental; 420 cs; Frmtd on skins for 14 days; no oak; Racked & bttld after 7 mo.; 18 ppm SO2 added) Richmond/CA 2022: Light gold color w/ lots of frothy bubbles; pleasant melony/Chard/bit appley slight chalky/mineral rather simple Chard nose w/ no obvious oak; slightly sweet low acid/fat light appley/Chard/melony some frizzante pretty dull/simple flavor; short slightly sweet light Chard finish that follows flavor; a pretty simple/bland/quotidian expression of Chard. $23.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Vini Belluzzo Wine Not IGT: Venezia Giulia Refosco/Merlot (13.5%; Benvenusa/Sausalito/CA 2019: Fairly dark color w/ no bricking; very strong Refosco/plummy/licorice/ripe boysenberry some EA/volatile rather earthy/dusty/OV pretty classic Refosco nose w/ no hints of Merlot; rather tart/tangy/fairly metallic strong Refosco/licorice/plummy/boysenberry quite dusty/OV quite tangy/structured no obvious oak classic Refosco flavor w/ ample chewey tannins; very long/lingering classic Refosco finish that mimics flavor; structured & a pretty rugged expression of Refosco that needs 4-8 yrs of age. $43.00 (AV)
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More zerberflick from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. The LesLunes was a new producer. I'll probably not revisit them. They are a Natural wine producer but there was no natty/funky character in the wine that was obvious. But it did manage to lift mediocrity to unprecedented heights.
The Wine Not Refosco I liked quite a lot. It has Merlot in the blend but I could not pick the Merlot out, thankfully. Because of its rugged structure, it actually reminded me more of Terrano from the Carso than Friuli Refosco.
Tom