2017 Dehlinger Chardonnay Garbro Ranch- USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (11/21/2019)
Ok, I’m taking one for the team - Pobega’ing one only days after receiving it, as my curiosity got the best of me, and we’re enjoying a meal that should pair beautifully with it. Beautiful, expressive nose, slightly flinty, sweet apples dominate. Weighty and silky, I’m getting hints of lychee (interesting in a Chardonnay from RRV) and more red apple. Spirited on the palate, textured and good acidity, long finish where the fruit dominates. I don’t get much oak so I should have kept the informational flyer they sent out, to find out what the oak treatment is. Whatever it is, it’s the damn near perfect amount, and I’m guessing 25% new, rest neutral. Beautiful wine, suitable to enjoy now, definitely with the bones to go years, as Dehlinger is known to do.
Todd, thank you for the note. I received my order today and was wondering what these wines were going to be like. There aren’t many bottles pending on CT so there probably won’t be many reviews. I appreciate you enjoying 1 now and sharing your experience!
Maybe a rhetorical question Todd, but why wouldn’t you open a wine you have never tasted to decide when to drink the rest of them…1 day, 1 year, 10 years, whatever?