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2009 Dehlinger Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Russian River Valley
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About Dehlinger Winery

Founded in 1973 by Tom Dehlinger, a UC Davis graduate, Dehlinger Winery has a rep for quality not quantity. Production here has topped out at about 7,000 cases per vintage, a figure that has risen steadily since the initial 14 acres were planted in 1975.

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2009 Dehlinger Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Russian River Valley

Producer: Dehlinger Winery
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: California
Region: Sonoma

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2012

Glass-staining ruby.  Complex bouquet of dried cherry, licorice, potpourri and minerals, with a suave smoky accent.  Very sweet and creamy in texture, offering intense dark fruit flavors that gain power and spiciness with air.  Picks up notes of chewing tobacco and vanilla on the back end and finishes with excellent energy and lingering sweetness.  (JR)

92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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