May 7, 2024 - Rich, delicious, full bodied toasty strawberry fruit with ample tannins and earthy flavors, excellent structure, ample finish and acid
April 1, 2024 - All together wine will a lot of dark fruits and like silk start to finish
January 21, 2024 - Medium red; lovely nose of red fruits; mellowed nicely on the palate with a long finish. Rather restrained for Dehlinger; alcohol not apparent and nice balance. Good wine with considerable life ahead.
November 5, 2023 - Not much here aromatically. Body is medium. Clean flavors of tart black cherry, cranberry, mint, spice and mineral. Acidity is there but is minimal. Finishes well albeit without complexity but it notable for it's balance and purity
October 21, 2023 - Astonishingly fresh, and definitive of RRV fruit.
October 19, 2023 - From a well-cellared bottle that was popped and poured, this medium ruby wine was subsequently tasted over a 2-3 hour interval. Fully unleashing its aromatic profile after the initial 30 minutes in glass, it serves up an intense array of black cherry and dark plum fruit that is flanked with baking spices, rose petals, cocoa and sage. Medium-bodied, fresh, softly oaked and with supple tannins, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose. The wine's 14.5% alcohol is not a factor when served at the appropriate temperature (55-60°F). Dense and layered on the mid-palate, it moves on to a lengthy, lifted finish. This Pinot is a delight to drink at this point in its evolution. Comparably cellared bottles should continue to provide pleasure throughout the remainder of this decade. Drink now-2030.
September 20, 2023 - Had a very nice nose to it but this bottle had residual heat of alcohol on the finish that was quite off-putting.
August 13, 2023 - Wow - Russian River Pinot Noir through and through. Distinctive cola alongside red fruit and sunshine. A little heavier in texture and body than might be the current fashion, but still balanced overall. Not the last word in complexity, but a very faint dusting of delightfully musty tannin complements the dense fruit. A beautifully crafted wine that seems likely to have another 3-4 years before a downslope.
March 2, 2023 - Absolutely love aged Pinots from Dehlinger that we acquired new and await the opportunity to open them with age with much glee.
November 28, 2022 - There's nothing like catching a well aged Dehlinger Pinot at its' peak. Such was the case here.
Great on opening, no air needed.
Plush, complex, dark fruit, silky and elegant.
Yes, it will hold for a while, but if I had more I wouldn't wait to drink them.