2013 Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma County

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93 Points

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - Amazing wine, forgetting the fact that it is also an outstanding value! Big, rich, unctuous, but never flabby or hot. Aromatics give away the use of mixed blacks, and the wine exhibits a beautiful, long finish. The alcohol adds body and is merely the vehicle for the fruit to glide. Herbs and flowers, earthy but "purple", a living wine that slowly unfolds more and more streamlined notes of blackberry, raspberry, and black cherry. Buy a lot of it, as there is nothing like it in its price category.

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Comment posted by jillietee:

5/28/2015 1:58:00 PM - I agree!
Comment posted by AFWE:

5/28/2015 2:28:00 PM - Me too. Hoping it is just as good when Papa's Block is not included in the blend.
Comment posted by jillietee:

5/28/2015 2:48:00 PM - What is this about papas block? Details pls?
Comment posted by AFWE:

5/28/2015 2:57:00 PM - Mike usually makes a separate Syrah out of his Papa's Block. In 2013 he didn't think it was quite up to snuff to be bottled separately so he put it into the Sonoma County blend. It's a serious vineyard source to be used in an "appellation blend".
Comment posted by jillietee:

5/28/2015 3:00:00 PM - I just realized that i thought i was commenting on the carlisle zin montafi 2012. oops. bought the sonoma but haven't tried it yet. can't wait!