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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 59 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Beezc on 2/11/2024 & rated 93 points: Still drinking well. Don’t procrastinate, drink now while it still has some fruit. (368 views) | | | Tasted by jfkwines on 12/8/2023 & rated 91 points: 1 hour decant. Very juicy but not overly fruity for a Carlisle. More mineral and slight earth in our opinion. Very full flavor with full integration no Syrah funk or tannin. Drank along g a 2005 Agartha and the differences were clear and impressive in regards to each other. Drink now, hold till next year if you must but I don't think it's getting any better with time (433 views) | | | Tasted by buckeye76 on 10/12/2023 & rated 95 points: Much better than my tasting two years ago. I'm now thinking that bottle was not in ideal condition given how good this bottle was at 16 years old. Deep ruby color in the bowl. Blackberries and black raspberries in the nose with licorice and hints of minerality and spice. Lots of rich black fruit in the flavor. Very well balanced, full bodied and complex with a smooth medium to long finish, the 2007 James Berry Syrah is drinking wonderfully right now. (555 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 6/16/2023: A little strange and unidimensional. A little nail polish in the finish so I'm going to chalk this up to VA although the nose was quite good and color was quite normal / violet/maroon. Just didn't seem to get out of first gear. Bummer. (790 views) | | | Tasted by Charlie C on 3/26/2021 & rated 94 points: Dark red in color. The nose is still a bit tight but there is black cherry there. On the palate there is anise, black cherry, blackberry. Deeply flavored fruit that brightens with air. Firm tannins, probably need another 2 years to soften. Fine acidity, great balance. Finishes long with red fruits. Very nice right now, but needs another 2 years to peak. (1605 views) | | | Tasted by Keeping It Real on 11/13/2018 & rated 92 points: I don't say this often but this needs more time. Super strong, thick in the glass, some hard edges. 11 yr old and it still needs 5-10 yrs. I would've liked more blue fruit in this. (2523 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 5/3/2018 & rated 96 points: My last bottle of this beauty and it was drinking at peak. A very hedonistic wine with beautiful nose and palate. Everything integrated. Wish I had more of these to enjoy over the next 3-5 years. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by Jdwinedrinker on 4/26/2017: Drinking great and ready to go (2762 views) | | | Tasted by bablues on 12/17/2016 & rated 95 points: 6th Annual Christmas dinner and cellar raid (Naperville, IL): Part of Christmas Dinner and Cellar Raid, didn't take detailed notes. I wanted to through this one to compare with all of the higher priced Syrah's and GSM that we were drinking to see how it would stack up, and stack up it did. Carlisle Syrah's amaze me and they drink well about their weight. Can easily be the best QPR's out there. (3407 views) | | | Tasted by texaswinelover on 12/6/2016: Enjoyed again. How could I not. Very tasty, dark, gamy and delicious. (2456 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 10/2/2016: Part or Syrah Tasting. This wine showed well. A big wine that is currently in its window. But no rush to drink these, they should go another 5 years minimum. (2319 views) | | | Tasted by mhewitt on 6/27/2016 & rated 97 points: Blind tasted after some high-end cabs and called as high-end Napa cab by the group. That shows how this differs from the Saxum wines from the same vineyard. Everyone loved this. (2405 views) | | | Tasted by Silveradoup on 12/21/2015 & rated 98 points: Better than all the saxum wines! (2407 views) | | | Tasted by oaxaca90049 on 12/14/2015: This bottle seemed a tad flat but might just be in an awkward place. (2000 views) | | | Tasted by SineQuaNon on 11/1/2015 & rated 95 points: YES! Served after the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Carlisle JBV's, this indeed showed some welcome evolution in the most positive way! Tannins had begun to take the backseat and the overall impression was that of a wine IN BALANCE! Everything fits perfectly together. Notes not dissimilar to the other vintages and not yet tertiary. Rich, intense, balanced, complex with a lovely mix of primary and secondary flavours and as mentioned, beautifully soft tannins. (2336 views) | | | Tasted by Loren Sonkin on 8/1/2015 & rated 96 points: Dinner with friends (Chris and Renee's): Wow. Great showing for this wine. Pop and pour, it is still young with a long life ahead. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, iodine, a very deep leather component. Just hauntingly beautiful. On the palate, this is tighter than the nose. With air and swirling, there are black raspberries, black pepper, and damp leather qualities. delicious. Complex. great balance. Long finish. Just a wonderful wine. Remembering back to the Saxum JBV, this seems darker, less "fruity", and that deep leathery note is really intriguing. Both great takes but different. (2620 views) | | | Tasted by dougsmith on 7/15/2015 & rated 92 points: Black with a deep ruby rim. Complex nose of blackberry syrup, lavender, rose, and black pepper. Full bodied and dense on the palate with lots of fine, ripe tannins. Got better over an hour in the glass. 92+ pts. (1813 views) | | | Tasted by BrianMc on 4/8/2015 & rated 93 points: The time in the cellar is really bringing this wine together, excellent effort. (1844 views) | | | Tasted by tuscanswede on 3/2/2015: Wish I had read the two notes below before popping this. Very unyielding on pop and pour. Kept under cork in the wine fridge and sampled over four nights. The extra air barely made a dent. This one seems shut down hard at the moment. Purchased on release via a friend and properly stored. Definitely hold. (2373 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 1/3/2015: Decanted 1.5 hours, and then it sat in glass for a good 2 hours, because it just wasn't ready. Really ripe dark nose of blackberry and blueberry, palate was very tannic at first. It loosened up some in glass, but never really transformed into any kind of good experience. Too young, and sorry that this was my only bottle. (1946 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 1/2/2015: Lunch Offline (Joe's House, Minneapolis): NO score on this one. I would be interested to see what this wine does day 2 and 3. Muted nose but palate shows dark fruits, coffee and oak. Not drinking as well as the cardiac hill I had a few weeks ago. HOLD and hope this gets better. (2233 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 1/2/2015: Friday Afternoon Delight (Joe's Place, Mpls, Mn): Very dark red/purple color. Decanted for 1.5hrs. Drank 1+ glass over 3 hours. Very tight up front, gradually gives up some of what lurks, oak, blackberry, black fruits, scorched earth and hints roasted game. The palate is primary but very deep with road tar, black fruits, oak, tight, dense, nice but astringent grippy tannins, pepper. This has a great deal of potential but is very young and despite a decant needs more time. Score reserved, but impression is 90-93pts. (2131 views) | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 12/11/2014 & rated 94 points: Killer stuff. Dark hues. Great complex black and blue fruit. Decanted an hour and alcohol and tannins either blown off or integrated. Nice finish but not too long or lingering. (1711 views) | | | Tasted by budman on 12/7/2014 & rated 93 points: In a good spot right now. (1718 views) | | | Tasted by texaswinelover on 11/30/2014: Big dark and concentrated. Not too gamy, too meaty, too bloody. Just right down the middle of Syrah. If anything. That's my only Knock. I like my wines to scream 'I am Syrah!! (or Cabernet or Zinfandel or Chardonnay) u get the idea. (1561 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Syrah 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. James Berry VineyardUnder the expert care of Justin Smith, James Berry Vineyard has quickly established itself as one of the premiere Rhône varietal vineyards in the state. The “Carlisle” block of James Berry Vineyard is located just below the terraced “Bone Rock” section and is planted to Syrah clones 470 and 174. Justin practices sustainable farming, using no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. And with the limestone laden soils and devigorating rootstock, the vines struggle, yielding small quantities of intensely flavored fruit.
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