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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hoservin on 4/24/2024 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured. Nose of blackberry, black cherry, gamey meat, spice and bramble. Blackberry, bramble, gamey meat and dried herbs on the palate. Long finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled pork chops with garlic herb butter. (454 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 8/29/2023 & rated 91 points: Not bad at all. Great with food. Big fruity wine!! Cheers (2784 views) | | | Tasted by ginfizz on 8/23/2023 & rated 94 points: Blackberry syrup, medium length, a bit closed down. But on the periphery: flowers, black tea, and the tannins to probably break down into a fine, viscous mouthful. Wait 5 years? (1985 views) | | | Tasted by BobMilton on 5/5/2023 & rated 90 points: good dark fruit and acidity. Have had better Carlisle Syrahs. (2328 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 4/2/2023 & rated 98 points: Decanted for two hours. Infanticide, this deserves more time in the cellar. Blueberries, salumi, lilacs, white pepper, violets and plumeria. Exceptionally long and vibrant, this is somewhat shutdown and has the silkiest of tannins. A glorious, textured middle. The body is full, but this imbues elegance. There’s a wonderful aftertaste of berries and meatiness. More Cornas-like than previous vintages. ‘16 is still my favorite, but this is quite close. Drink 2027 - 2040. (2924 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 3/9/2023: Tasted from barrel 5/28/22. 98 - 100. Silky, layered, jubilant and utter beauty. The middle palate of legends. Difficult to state if this will shut down or open up more, but the gesture and nuance potential are all there. Could this rival or exceed the amazing ‘16? I sure look forward to finding out! (2590 views) |
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Vinous, Sonoma’s Sensational 2021s (Aug 2023) (8/1/2023)
(Carlisle Syrah Papa's Block Sonoma Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Audrey Frick
JebDunnuck.com, Sonoma’s 2021s (7/21/2023)
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2021 Carlisle Syrah Papa's Block2From Carlisle's website -
Composition & Production Notes:
100% Syrah
pH: 3.67, T.A.: 5.6 g/L, Alcohol: 14.3%, Cases Produced: 489
Similar to many of our other vineyards in this vintage, yields were right around the 2.5 ton/acre mark. Although that’s about 20% below average, the fruit looked stunning going over the sorting line. Nothing to discard! Since stem maturity was quite high in the vintage, we increased the whole cluster percentage from the usual 20% to 30%. Twenty-four days on the skins. Aged in all French oak, 20% new, and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note:
Very dark black-purple. Verging on opaque. Iris, blackberry, charcuterie, and fresh cream spill from the glass. Mouthwatering! On the palate, medium-full bodied with typical Syrah flavors of blackberry, game, white pepper, and violets. Oh so good. Tannins build to a crescendo in the lip-smacking finish. Papa’s is often quite precocious in its youth but this version, perhaps my favorite to date, is definitely built for aging. Hands off until 2026 and then enjoy the show to 2038, perhaps even longer! (MRO - 01/17/23) 2025-2038 07/14/2023
Suggested Retail: $48, Release Date: April 2023Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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