TN: Dehlinger Chard GarboRanch '22....(short/boring)

WINE TALK
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Couldn’t resist cracking into my new Dehlingers last night:

  1. Dehlinger Chard GarboRanch RRV/SonomaCnty (14.2%) 2022: Mewd.light gold color; some buttery/butterscotchy/Fr.oak strong ripe/melony/Chard/almondy slight herbal quite attractive Chard nose; slightly tart fairly rich/lush strong melony/Chard/almondy light butterscotchy/toasty/Fr.oak slight honeyed quite attractive flavor; very long melony/Chard finish that tracks the flavor; not as intense nor the depth of the Estate but quite an attractive/mainstream RRV Chard at a very good price; definitely speaks of the Dehlinger style. $35.00

More dibblefurk from TheBloodyPulpit:

  1. The Garbo Ranch was adjacent to the Dehlinger Estate and they purchased it in 2017. It generally produces a lesser wine than their Estate bottlings.
    Tom
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Nice to see a (rare) note on Garbo Ranch, thanks, Tom! I (purportedly) have one bottle remaining of the 2017 vintage, which, from my recollection, was the first vintage they released of the Garbo Ranch Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. We enjoyed the first 2 bottles quite early/young, and I wanted to see how the wine ages, so hopefully it’s still in there somewhere.