May 13, 2024 - Dark blueberry with kir and bramble and great sweet finish
December 6, 2023 - Crimson in color. 15% ABV. Sublime nose of red fruits, licorice, citrus and mint. Medium body with mouth watering acidity. Well balanced with supple, tart fruits. Cherry, blood orange, strawberry and pepper on the palate. Nice length on the finish. Not generally what I expect from Carlisle with the tart fruits as opposed to bright, juicy fruits. Delicious nonetheless. Best over the next 1-2 years.
December 4, 2023 - Light in body for a Carlisle Zin, but very tasty. Went very well with beef kabobs.
April 7, 2023 - Drinking beautifully right on open. Fantastic.
January 2, 2023 - Open for business and I am here for it. Full body, med-lo tannin, highish acid. Round and opulent with bark berry brambles, floral-spicy notes. Med alcohol presence on the finish and a bit on the nose. Feels complete and was a pleasure to drink.
December 16, 2022 - This is much better than my last bottle I wouldn’t think a year would make much of a difference so I’m assuming it is more related to the fact that had Covid last year and was maybe still recovering my sense of taste? Anyways nose of bramble with some dark cherry, on tge palate get dark fruits, blackberry and dark cherry has a bit of Bordeaux character, hint of vanilla, mildly tannic, surprisingly acidic for a zin though would only characterize as moderate at most, has a dense mouthfeel which is again more Bordeaux like, had a lengthy finish, this was quite nice and I wish I had more.
November 10, 2022 - This bottle has lots of raspberry and strawberry fruit - not as dark as some Carlisle Zins, but really well structured and drinking nicely now. It is balanced with acidity, which dissipated after being open for an hour. Very elegant and went great with pork chops!
August 24, 2022 - Popped the last of the 2016 Bedrocks and I was surprised that it wasn't more rewarding. Maybe I was expecting more development from a prestige vineyard bottling that is now in year three of development? There was nothing wrong with the wine, it had plenty of bright fruit, even some of that telltale orange peel flavor, but it never had that fifth gear of enjoyment that so often come with these Carlisle wines. I blamed it on the bottle of '19 Monbousquet that we had earlier in the week, now that one was SINGING! oops, sorry for the note drift, but after that in your face baby the Bedrock was almost muted and surprisingly bland. The score reflects my appreciation of the quality of the winemaking here as opposed to the varietal shortcoming itself in its ability to develop a more nuanced and stratified midpalate as it ages. Positives were the still bright fruit and slight but zesty spice undertones. Unfortunately the youthful garrigue I so loved in the same wine two years ago was 'gone baby gone.'
July 4, 2022 - After a two hour decant, this wine showed red and black fruit with, potpourri, garrigue and wild herbs. Wonderful depth and the Mike Officer silky touch. Aromatically stimulating. Much softer than the Bedrock iteration. Good juice.
June 24, 2022 - very good. Nice dark fruits