Shay A

9.5

One of the birthday bottles I opened for my 33rd. Aubert chardonnays, for me, are the total package. Aside from Marcassin (and even then, it’s not fair because the 2013 hasn’t been officially released yet), there is no other new world producer of Chardonnay I’d rather have. I opened this Eastside because it was in the home cellar and I didn’t feel like traveling to storage...good and bad scenario!

Opening their single vineyard chards this young (aside from Hudson), is normally a crime, but I read a lot of reviews of how good this was young and WOW are they right. Aromatically it sports Aubert’s signature lemon cream, ginger, honey roasted cashews and a slight reductive note. The palate shows plenty of lemon cream, marzipan, smoked lemon, and stone fruit like guava...what makes this a standout (like other Aubert chards), is the acidity and structure. Normally this would make a chard flabby or over the top, but it wears this profile so well. I could have polished this off with a straw.

My almost two-year old’s card in the background. 👌🏼 — 5 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.8

Tasting of 10 of the 2007-2011 Dehlinger Pinots. Eva Delingher was kind enough to join our tasting and answer all of our random questions. This lush, elegant and meaty wine reminded me of our Pisoni tasting and was my #1. simply outstanding. — 4 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.6

Tasting of 10 of the 2007-2011 Dehlinger Pinots. Eva Delingher was kind enough to join our tasting and answer all of our random questions. I found this to be delicious and my #4 of 10 — 4 days ago

Dawn E.

9.0

Finishing leftovers from Saturday. I have posted this previously and was not impressed per the level of white flowers on the palate.
This bottle same vintage is so much better, softer profile on the WF! Not sure why. 🤷‍♀️
Just wanted to present a fair rating; post 2 bottles of good vs. 1 bad. — a day ago

Eric Urbani

9.2

Tasting of 10 of the 2007-2011 Dehlinger Pinots. Eva Delingher was kind enough to join our tasting and answer all of our random questions. I found this to be super fragrant but a bit short on the palate - #5 for me. — 4 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.7

Tasting of 10 of the 2007-2011 Dehlinger Pinots. Eva Delingher was kind enough to join our tasting and answer all of our random questions. Wow - what a nose and on the palate. My #2 of 10 — 4 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

Tasting of 10 of the 2007-2011 Dehlinger Pinots. Eva Delingher was kind enough to join our tasting and answer all of our random questions. So this one was very confusin, it kept fading in and out. As such I rated it #8 of 10 — 4 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

Tasting of 10 of the 2007-2011 Dehlinger Pinots. Eva Delingher was kind enough to join our tasting and answer all of our random questions. Found this to be a bit shut down. Loved the pristine color, however. My #6 of 10. — 4 days ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Excellent! Lovely red fruit, and earthy notes with a light touch of vanilla on the finish. No rush to drink and definitely decant or open for a while before drinking. I did a pnp and it noticeably opened up with more air. — 11 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

They’re always so good. Still can’t understand how there can be such a lovely hop flavor unlike all the others out there trying to compete who has the highest IBU lol — 4 days ago