Community Tasting Notes 32

• europat55 wrote: 85 points

  April 23, 2012 - 2003-2007 Carlisle Zinfandel Pairs (Rich & Peggy's House, Los Altos, CA): Lots of alcohol on the nose. Lots of fruits.
  Nose: B Palate: B-- My #6, Group's #2 (24 pts) Tasted blind

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• jkline wrote: 85 points

  April 1, 2011 - overripe fruit and oak on the nose....big wine, more balanced on the palate with nice sour cherries and gravel. lots of alcohol...mouth is tingling. not a fan of these fruit bombs, but this is better and I was expecting. mellowing out with air

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• xboomer wrote: 92 points

  April 20, 2010 - Really big Zin. Need a juicy steak. Very good if you can handle the big boad flavor.

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• AlanC wrote: 92 points

  April 29, 2009 - In celebration of Mike's outstanding reviews of his 2007's in WS Insider today, it was definitely a night to dive into the cellar. From the depths emerges a 2003 Fava Ranch, a wine whose nose announces the piquancy of the Zinfandel while the mouthfeel welcomes the softness of a nicely aged Syrah. Love it! In the mouth, it's the integration of the two grapes, with that added blast of petit sirah, that has me wondering how that magician Mike O. does it. Just beautifully full with the best of all these varietals blended into a dark cherry, plum, old vine field blend. It's dark, delicious, and delectable!

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• jrj wrote: 89 points

  March 6, 2009 - Not bad but not special. Started with some heat which quickly faded, then fairly mellow and fruity.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Carlisle
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Fava Ranch
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 54 (21%)
• Consumed 208 (79%)

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