2001 Carlisle Petite Sirah Dry Creek Valley

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  12/10/2021 - kabert Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Surprisingly good. The cork was about to fall apart with the cork screw so used the ah-so and the cork came out perfectly. Poured almost black, but with purple on the edges. Full bodied and rich, this tasted nothing like a 20 year old wine. Still vibrant, mostly dark fruit flavors, plus some acidity to keep the wine together.

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  3/26/2021 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Sean's Best Book Club Ever: Blind: call petite sirah but couldn't dial it in.
  
  The most complex PS I've ever tasted. Blue fruit, saddle, venison, meaty, iodine, blood, unsweetened dark chocolate.
  
  Take a northern rhone and replace the fruit with blueberries and this is what you have. Awesome wine.

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  3/24/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Geez, the last time I had this wine was way the hell back in 2007. Damn near 15 years ago. I call out this timing because this wine continues to just cruise right along, reaching now 20 years of maturity. I tasted the wine last night blind, then again today non-blind, which forms the note that follows. Over both tasting experiences, there is a distinct, bloody aromatic. I don't ever recall smelling this in Petite Sirah. In Syrah yes, but not in Petite. Maple syrup, butterscotch, iron, dark chocolate and sweet leather during the blind tasting. The following day, this is still fleshy but it picks up a big note of black licorice, as well as generous dollop of tar. It finishes with the same dark chocolate note, much like a high percentage cacao (90% +), the kind where if the stuff its made right, the cacao is the star and there is virtually little sugar. This is the finishing note of the wine for me. 2 decades old, still going right along as a big wine, but with edges and distinction that make it cool.

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  10/5/2012 - btock wrote: 92 Points

  Nice to revist one last time. Splash decanted, mainly to look for sediment. Nice minerality to balance out the 16.6% alc. Was balanced and flavorful. not as dynamic as I had remembered but a very complete wine that aged nicely. Served with dry rubbed ribs and mashed sweet potatoes. That came together well. May be novel to hold longer, but I enjoyed this now.

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  7/27/2012 - theferb wrote: 96 Points

  Wine is near perfect right now. Drink and enjoy.

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