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Saturday, May 23, 2015 - Drank this alongside an '07 Chapoutier SJ Granits and it was an interesting comparison. The Carlisle (which I popped first) didn't come across as particularly sweet or at all meretricious, until by comparison. Then I started to appreciate that its nose of blueberries, sarsaparilla, and dark berries was rather more forward than the Chapoutier. The palate the wine showed nice balance, moderate acidity and a touch of hoisin, but also a greater sense of sweetness. This is wine holding up and showing quite well (I am surprised to see 2013 as CT users' long stop date for this wine; it's in a great place now but I don't see it declining for another 3-4 years), and is a serious wine that both stands alone and plays nicely with food. The fact that it was different to Chapoutier's Granits should not suggest that it was inferior, only different.

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