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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 173 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by lewisrise on 5/23/2022 & rated 94 points: Medium garnett With medium plus intensity developed aromas of violets, ripe raspberries, nutmeg, black licorice, wet cedar, black cherries, and briar. This is a dry wine with medium + body, high alcohol, medium acidity, and medium tannins. It has medium + intensity flavors of violets, raspberry, blackberry, anise, nutmeg, briar, and cedar. This wine has a medium plus finish and is a very good wine at its peak. (744 views) | | | Tasted by BHRH on 5/7/2021 & rated 92 points: very similar to 11/29/20 TN. Still a bit porty/ pruney on the nose, which does blow off after 1+ hours. Excellent Zin in a really nice place. Still has superb structure, but as this appears to have hit a plateau I encourage other owners to drink up this year to maximize enjoyment! (854 views) | | | Tasted by BHRH on 11/29/2020 & rated 93 points: Decanted 45 minutes. Much better than previous bottle (which may have suffered from some traveling bottle shock). The plumminess on the nose blew off quickly to reveal deep, sweet black raspberry with some herbs and spice aromas. Complex jammy (but not overripe) flavors of rich blueberry, black cherries, cracked pepper. Full-bodied, yet fairly well-balanced with some nice minerality, and a bit of licorice, forest floor and mild tannins on the finish. This bottle was at peak, but likely has the structure for a couple more years. (895 views) | | | Tasted by BHRH on 11/7/2020 & rated 91 points: A bit plummy upon opening, but expanded to reveal dark cherries and black raspberries and herbs on the palate with a bit of smoke a smidge of heat at 15.3%. Still a bit of tangy acidity on the finish, but what a deep, rich finish it is! At peak - drink now! (832 views) | | | Tasted by Ed B on 10/19/2020 & rated 91 points: PnP after another Zin was corked. Huge nose. Medium body. Semi-opaque ruby-black. Even mixture of red and dark fruits. Hints of licorice, but big spice. Long finish. Very nice. Would have been better with something other than pizza. (883 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 8/7/2020 & rated 90 points: Pleasant to drink with food and then faded. Drink up. (663 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 7/5/2020 & rated 90 points: last bottle drank with grilled sausage on 4th. (588 views) | | | Tasted by rldixon on 5/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Consumed in a series of Carlisle Zins, these are my last bottles:
1. 2008 Lingenfelder
2. 2008 Sonoma County
3. 2007 Sonoma County
4. 2007 Papera Ranch
5. 2007 Montafi Ranch
6. 2009 Montafi Ranch
Consumed over two nights.
While this wine is 11 years old, it's still young, compared to the 2007. This year has more of everything, but not too much of anything. More intensity, plums, dark cherries, earthiness/smoke, and tannins. No evidence of 15.3% -OH, nor is this wine heavy. Night one, consumed with a Margherita pizza and the combination of this wine and the garlic was perfect. Night two, more fruit and more acid to balance the fruit out. Just more intensity on night two. (398 views) | | | Tasted by megropolis on 3/29/2020: Zingy bing cherries, cant escape a bit of alocohol burn but otherwise a very nice juice with very few signs of age but no reasons no hold longer. (623 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 9/19/2019: Last bottle and still delicious over two days. The texture and refinement of this wine is far beyond what one would expect from a zin. Still plenty of glossy fruit. This was great now and I would say it isn't getting any better so drink up. (806 views) | | | Tasted by Lockareff on 8/2/2019 & rated 93 points: Beautiful zin! (737 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 12/1/2018 & rated 94 points: Blackberries, truffle, red cherry, creosote and damp earth. Long and with a thrilling amount of concentration, the finish sails on and the age is showing very well. There’s a full middle and quite a few years left. Drink now - 2023. (1473 views) | | | Tasted by jfkwines on 9/20/2018 & rated 91 points: Popped and poured. Very accessible and nice fruit up front softens as it goes to the back. No reason to wait for pruning, drink now (892 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 7/9/2018 & rated 94 points: Nose of black berry and red cherry, more of the same on the palate, big body, very tasty, rich and mouth filling fruit, opened to enjoy over the last two evenings, at its peak and will easily last another five years but why wait, easy to sip and savor with or without food, and a long, long finish. (1371 views) | | | Tasted by au96alum on 7/7/2018 & rated 91 points: Nice body...beautiful tannins. It is time to open if you haven't. I am not sure how much longer it will hold. I get a hint of blackberry or cherry. Very chewy and long legs. It stays with you and last awhile. Higher alcohol content than usual 15.3%. I love this one but this vintage is about out. (1005 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 6/30/2018 & rated 94 points: Nose of black cherry and red cherry, black berry, a touch of heat, more of the same on the palate, big body, very rich and mouth filling fruit, almost elegant, terrific Zinfandel enjoyed over both evenings, at its best and will easily last another five years but why wait, a long, long finish. (1109 views) | | | Tasted by Charlie C on 6/7/2018 & rated 92 points: Smoky Cherry and raspberry notes on the nose. On the palate perfectly resolved tannins, nice acidity and round, ripe fruit. Red fruits, some dark cherry, raspberry, bit of eucalyptus. Everything in balance and just lovely. Nice gradual finish with dark fruit and spice. Drinking beautifully right now, no need to wait. Probably good for the next couple of years. Nice stuff. (783 views) | | | Tasted by CoreyE1988 on 2/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Very jammy. Deep dark almost brownish tint. Cherry, blackberry taste. Long finish. Wish I had more. (981 views) | | | Tasted by jfkwines on 12/26/2017 & rated 94 points: Wow, terrific, purple tint, rich texture bramble nose, super drinkable go now it can't possibly get better (777 views) | | | Tasted by Blcmdpa@gmail.com on 11/20/2017 & rated 91 points: No longer fresh, but still very dense chewy and packed with rich black fruit flavors. Wish I had more. (1002 views) | | | Tasted by buckeye76 on 4/28/2017 & rated 93 points: Deep jammy fruit in the nose and flavor with hints of licorice in the nose. Black cherries, blackberries, and black raspberries in the flavor. Well balanced wine with a medium to long finish. (1504 views) | | | Tasted by CMN on 1/3/2017 & rated 89 points: Revisiting after a year and a half. The wine is inky colored with a purple berries and spice notes.
Unabashedly fruity with lots of red and purple fruits, spice, tobacco and some purple flowers that I didn't detect previously. Very smooth and a little less sweet than I remember from my previous bottle. A big wine, but one that is balanced and hides the alcohol well.
The people I shared this with really enjoyed this tremendously. (1880 views) | | | Tasted by ginfizz on 12/4/2016 & rated 93 points: Fantastic, complex, lots of different scents going on, medium bodied and lithe on the palate. Delicious, but a tad hollow at times (vintage?). Zin has struggled in California since 2000 so to be expected, still, a stellar performance tonight. (1739 views) | | | Tasted by btock on 11/27/2016 & rated 93 points: Jonathan T's Oct note captures this wine very well. Has the RRV old vine siganture that really only Carlisle and a couple others choose to display through vineyard selection. Wine was in a wonderful spot, the '09s across Papera/Carlisle Vin/Montafi etc have been so good and the structure carried then so showing peak performance now. Rich flavor but more lithe mouthfeel. Excellent. Relative to the Papera, which I opened now so long ago, this is a darker wine. (1606 views) | | | Tasted by Jonathan T on 10/18/2016 & rated 93 points: This was one of the tastiest Carlisle zins I've had. Very pure and authentic blue and black fruits, dried plums, and many complicated flavors I can't quite identify. The hints of pretty lavender floral notes and provencal herbs add lift to the nose. There is zero heat from the alcohol. An honest, gimmick-free old-vine zin. I'm really liking this 2009 vintage for Carlisle. (1481 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156
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Zinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican 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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