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2009 Dehlinger Winery Chardonnay Estate Unfiltered 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 Chardonnay Estate Unfiltered Russian River Valley

Producer: Dehlinger Winery
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Sonoma

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91 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2012

Bright gold.  Complex scents of lemon curd, orange, sweet butter and lees, along with a smoky quality.  Juicy, finely etched citrus and floral flavors are complemented by a deeper buttery nuance and bright minerality.  The sharply focused, persistent finish repeats the orange and butter qualities.

91 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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It is remarkable that an industry essentially less than a half-century old could capture the attention of the American wine-buying public to the degree that California has. Powerful consumer interest in California wine is driven by two major factors. The more obvious reason is that California's best wines, which come from grapes grown in...

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Chardonnay

The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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