2005 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (87) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  4/29/2023 - BradboBaggins wrote: 93 Points

  In a great place, who says Zin can’t age? Plenty of grip, but wonderfully round tannin, mix of olive and savory notes and stewed berry fruits, with a bit of earthy notes. Great stuff.

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  5/27/2022 - mdahar wrote: 90 Points

  This is definitely on the back side. Hot at first and then a hot of fruit followed by secondary flavors. Starting to become disjointed

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  12/3/2018 - Charlie C Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Thirteen years on and still a vibrant wine. Bright red in color with almost no fading at the edges. A lovely spicy nose. Rich, deep fruit, round and sweet. Blackberries and blueberries, just a hint of cherries and spice. Soft tannins, but still providing lots of structure, nice acidity. Just a beautifully balanced wine at this point in its life. The finish lingers with echoes of dark fruits. I can't imagine this wine drinking any better, but it has years of life ahead of it. This is why we age wines. Superb. Alas, my last bottle -- I wish I had more.

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  8/26/2016 - Mlermontov wrote: 94 Points

  once of the best Zins both times i have had this. big ripe berries, juicy, powerhouse, bright black fruit. pepper on the back and spicy notes. this went too quickly. no sign of the significant alc.

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  5/30/2015 - stufis wrote: 91 Points

  A worthy wine after almost a decade. Held its own, lengthy on the palate. nothing seemed to be absent.

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