| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2015 Carlisle Petite Sirah Palisades VineyardNapa Valley more |
10/17/2017 - SineQuaNon Likes this wine: 93 pointsI can certainly see why some consider this wine the finest from the Carlisle stable! It is very full bodied and structured, while maintaining great drinkability and joy! It is remarkably well balanced for a wine of these proportions. I am sure if this was analyzed for its tannin lavel, it would clock in very high, but the polymers most be so long and well ripened, that the wine is just a joy to drink and absolutely doesn't feel too tannic to me. I'd even put it 'only' at Med+ if I were to judge it, but that almost cannot be true for a young PS from low yields. Apart from that, rich, dark berry notes, not cooked or stewed, Carlisle signature Malo, chocolate, toasty oak and a hint of syrah-like smokyness. Other than that I feel this wine is ultimately a little less complex and savoury than Papa's Block Syrah, of which I consumed the 2015 the night before, a greater body alone doesn't make it a better wine. Papa's, by the way, has all the richness and body one could long for, so much in fact that I am not sure this is so much more full bodied. Anyway, this is a great wine and I am so happy to have more! It continues to be doubtful to me how much complexity will develop, but it will certainly keep for a couple of decades! |
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2017 Carlisle Zinfandel Mancini RanchRussian River Valley more |
9/16/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote: NRI'll join the passion that Neras posted in his previous note, too. The bottle for my note here was opened on Saturday morning, and it's now Monday afternoon. We had so much left that I have just been working through it the past few days. The bouquet on this stuff leaps out of the stem. Bramble, floral, reminding me of the aromas that come from a barrel sample, just a joy to take in. The palate starts with crisper red fruits like cranberry and maybe some black cherry, with the latter giving the wine a juicy note. And even after 2 full days open, there is structure remaining here, too. I really do like the Mancini vineyard and like the 2016 that wowed me last year for similar red fruits and structure with acid, the 2017 is not far off from that same profile, which tells me I need to keep buying it. Delicious wine.........ah hell, one more update. Day 5 and this stuff keeps going. This is the end of the bottle from this past Saturday and it's rounded out well. Still some light structure but mostly now just a beautiful, pure red/black fruit with a zippy acidity. Damn straight, one of the best Carlisle zins I have ever had, and I've been drinking them for 15 years now. Awesome wine.
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| Red |
2015 Carlisle Petite Sirah Palisades VineyardNapa Valley more |
10/17/2017 - SineQuaNon Likes this wine: 93 pointsI can certainly see why some consider this wine the finest from the Carlisle stable! It is very full bodied and structured, while maintaining great drinkability and joy! It is remarkably well balanced for a wine of these proportions. I am sure if this was analyzed for its tannin lavel, it would clock in very high, but the polymers most be so long and well ripened, that the wine is just a joy to drink and absolutely doesn't feel too tannic to me. I'd even put it 'only' at Med+ if I were to judge it, but that almost cannot be true for a young PS from low yields. Apart from that, rich, dark berry notes, not cooked or stewed, Carlisle signature Malo, chocolate, toasty oak and a hint of syrah-like smokyness. Other than that I feel this wine is ultimately a little less complex and savoury than Papa's Block Syrah, of which I consumed the 2015 the night before, a greater body alone doesn't make it a better wine. Papa's, by the way, has all the richness and body one could long for, so much in fact that I am not sure this is so much more full bodied. Anyway, this is a great wine and I am so happy to have more! It continues to be doubtful to me how much complexity will develop, but it will certainly keep for a couple of decades!
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| Red |
2017 Carlisle Zinfandel Mancini RanchRussian River Valley more |
9/16/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote: NRI'll join the passion that Neras posted in his previous note, too. The bottle for my note here was opened on Saturday morning, and it's now Monday afternoon. We had so much left that I have just been working through it the past few days. The bouquet on this stuff leaps out of the stem. Bramble, floral, reminding me of the aromas that come from a barrel sample, just a joy to take in. The palate starts with crisper red fruits like cranberry and maybe some black cherry, with the latter giving the wine a juicy note. And even after 2 full days open, there is structure remaining here, too. I really do like the Mancini vineyard and like the 2016 that wowed me last year for similar red fruits and structure with acid, the 2017 is not far off from that same profile, which tells me I need to keep buying it. Delicious wine.........ah hell, one more update. Day 5 and this stuff keeps going. This is the end of the bottle from this past Saturday and it's rounded out well. Still some light structure but mostly now just a beautiful, pure red/black fruit with a zippy acidity. Damn straight, one of the best Carlisle zins I have ever had, and I've been drinking them for 15 years now. Awesome wine.
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| Red |
2015 Carlisle Petite Sirah Palisades VineyardNapa Valley more |
10/17/2017 - SineQuaNon Likes this wine: 93 pointsI can certainly see why some consider this wine the finest from the Carlisle stable! It is very full bodied and structured, while maintaining great drinkability and joy! It is remarkably well balanced for a wine of these proportions. I am sure if this was analyzed for its tannin lavel, it would clock in very high, but the polymers most be so long and well ripened, that the wine is just a joy to drink and absolutely doesn't feel too tannic to me. I'd even put it 'only' at Med+ if I were to judge it, but that almost cannot be true for a young PS from low yields. Apart from that, rich, dark berry notes, not cooked or stewed, Carlisle signature Malo, chocolate, toasty oak and a hint of syrah-like smokyness. Other than that I feel this wine is ultimately a little less complex and savoury than Papa's Block Syrah, of which I consumed the 2015 the night before, a greater body alone doesn't make it a better wine. Papa's, by the way, has all the richness and body one could long for, so much in fact that I am not sure this is so much more full bodied. Anyway, this is a great wine and I am so happy to have more! It continues to be doubtful to me how much complexity will develop, but it will certainly keep for a couple of decades!
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| White - Sparkling |
2014 Marie Courtin Champagne Efflorescence Extra BrutPinot Noir more |
5/9/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote: NRBottle #7. Opened for Mother's Day. 100% Pinot Noir, no dosage, farmed bio from the Tremble slope in Polisot. This stuff for me is magic. It has a 'something', an imprint of the soil, the place. The fruit, a unique red berry note that unwinds when warm (and to those who drink this wine too cold, you're gonna miss the beauty of the fruit). Tiny, gentle bubbles, with aromas of stone, sea air....this is grown just north of Chablis so the linkage in the aroma is for me clear. Salty, with green apple, some grapefruit in this bottle, the zing of the lemon pith acidity, too. Finishes with a bright push of saline that is unmistakable, you cannot miss it. I drink a lot of Champagne these days, of different styles, dosages and elevage on lees, all of it creating diversity. But with this 2014 Efflorescence, it is uniquely distinctive, an energy and texture that I love. And as a final reminder, let this warm up, allow the bubbles to fade out, and then you'll find the creaminess pick up and the red berry come through, the magic. I'm down to two bottles of this wine now, and it's time to go source more for the years ahead. Unique, fantastic, magic.
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| Red |
2018 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Occidental Ridge VineyardSonoma Coast more |
9/30/2020 - WineGold wrote: 95 pointsWe have been drinking RM for years and this one is special. Quite a medium-dark color in the glass. A rich, deep nose of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries mixed with pepper and mushroom. On the palate the flavors explode with fruit and acid and forest floor interacting beautifully. Balanced, rich, interesting and special.
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| Red |
2018 Pezzato Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
2/18/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote: NRTasted blind. My initial guess on this was petite sirah, as it was inky in color and just seemed big, dark. Lots of asian five spice, although some in the group called it clove, which works too. The aromatic also exhibited a graham cracker note. Inky, dark, with charcoal, dense and concentrated, clove and dark chocolate. I didn't care for this, based on the elevated alcohol, density and I just don't care for wines like this in my glass anymore.
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Comment posted by Frank Murray III:
10/17/2017 1:43:00 PM - What a terrific TN. Thank you for writing this. I too like this vineyard, although I have yet to open my 2015s yet. I also got the Mending Wall reminder for their upcoming release this month, which includes their Palisades 2015. If I can get over the shipping charges (it's the principle for me), then I plan to buy in as that too is a helluva wine.
Comment posted by Frank Murray III:
10/18/2017 9:18:00 AM - The MW wines are modern in style. When I was there in July, I found I liked the whites, however there was one red blend that was made with some Zinfandel that seemed boozy to me. All of my TNs from that visit are in Cellartracker. Some people enjoy the modern style, especially modern Napa, which is often fruit centric, richer, etc. I do not, and this is why I find the MW Petite to be unique, in that I believe Thomas makes that wine with intent to let the wine be what it is. In my view as well, Petite doesn't need much, if any new oak, to shine.