Community Tasting Notes 60

• mojowine wrote: 92 points

  April 2, 2023 - Smoky nose. Thought it was a Mourvèdre. White pepper. Red fruit but not overpowering. Still lots of tannins.
  Day 2 is all tangy red fruit.
  I love how well Mike's wines age!

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• Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 16, 2023 - Medium garnet color with pronounced aromas of black currant, smoke, blackberry, white pepper, olive tapenade, sandalwood, dried herb and violets. On the palate, it's medium-bodied and harmonious with bright, mouth-watering acidity and well integrated gauzy tannins. It shows black currant, black berry, boysenberry, Morello cherry, mocha and savory spice/herb flavors with a hint of orange rind. Long finish. 14.1% abv
  
  From Carlisle: "Located at 1000’ elevation on the northwest face of Sonoma Mountain, weather at Steiner Vineyard is greatly influenced by the wind and fog pouring through Petaluma Gap. As a result, it’s a marginal climate, one that is ideal for producing wines of distinction. Composed of equal parts of clone 470 and Alban 1 selection, the wine was given a light egg white fining to polish the tannin but bottled unfiltered".

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• Whine-oh Likes this wine: 89 points

  January 6, 2021 - PnP. Dark, moderate sediment. Dark fruit. Some earth. Good structure. Good with food. Will try the second half tomorrow.

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• Bob in NC Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 6, 2020 - This was a really nice Syrah with a few more great years to go. The palate is dominated with lush blackberry and cassis fruit and bold black pepper, which stood up strong, and wonderfully, to Bob's spicy chili, which is worth extra points. Other flavors, you get more drinking on its own, are cedar, a little green pepper and a little rawhide. The tannins are well integrated and the finish is smooth with only a very slight off-putting flavor.

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• redz wrote: 93 points

  September 26, 2020 - Full bodied, velvety mouthfeel, long finish. Great wine in a tough year.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Carlisle
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Steiner Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Mountain

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• In Cellars 241 (28%)
• Consumed 626 (72%)

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