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2019 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard
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2019 Russian River Valley “Carlisle Vineyard” Zinfandel
A fabulous year for our estate vineyard! Planted in 1927 by Italian immigrant Alcide Pelletti, at just under 10 acres and with over 40 interspersed varieties, Carlisle Vineyard feels more like a garden than a vineyard. Il giardino di Alcide! Picked September 25th and 27th, yields were a very respectable 2.4 tons to the acre. Fully destemmed, after a 5-day cold soak, fermentation began naturally on its own. Aged in all French oak, 25% new. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note: Medium to medium-dark garnet-ruby. A very cool, regal nose provides red cherry, blood orange, menthol, and brown tobacco leaf. I don’t have synesthesia but smelling this wine makes me think I’m feeling velvet. Wild! On the palate, medium-full bodied with lively flavors of cherry, raspberry, iron, and a suggestion of tilled earth. The wine finishes mildly tannic, suggesting further development lies ahead. While a very different animal than our high scoring 2018 (this 2019 is much more red-fruited and open for business), in no way less sublime. In fact, perhaps our finest rendition to date. Enjoy this beautifully textured and balanced Zinfandel from 2022 through 2030.
2019 Russian River Valley “Carlisle Vineyard” Zinfandel
A fabulous year for our estate vineyard! Planted in 1927 by Italian immigrant Alcide Pelletti, at just under 10 acres and with over 40 interspersed varieties, Carlisle Vineyard feels more like a garden than a vineyard. Il giardino di Alcide! Picked September 25th and 27th, yields were a very respectable 2.4 tons to the acre. Fully destemmed, after a 5-day cold soak, fermentation began naturally on its own. Aged in all French oak, 25% new. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note: Medium to medium-dark garnet-ruby. A very cool, regal nose provides red cherry, blood orange, menthol, and brown tobacco leaf. I don’t have synesthesia but smelling this wine makes me think I’m feeling velvet. Wild! On the palate, medium-full bodied with lively flavors of cherry, raspberry, iron, and a suggestion of tilled earth. The wine finishes mildly tannic, suggesting further development lies ahead. While a very different animal than our high scoring 2018 (this 2019 is much more red-fruited and open for business), in no way less sublime. In fact, perhaps our finest rendition to date. Enjoy this beautifully textured and balanced Zinfandel from 2022 through 2030.