2012 Carlisle Zinfandel Bedrock Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (73) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  11/12/2023 - Senso-beak wrote: 91 Points

  Opened and poured over two nights. Very dark, brambly black thick profile. Heady jungle of spices, blacks and char-grilled blues dominate. Some classic zin aromatics, leading one into the Amazon of bushwhacking fruits. Plush and humid, but not overly so. Quite enjoyable.

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  6/8/2023 - imbroglio wrote: 92 Points

  Drank over 5 days w/ vacuvin
  V: clear med ruby-garnet, 15.5% alc
  N: dried herbs, berries & orange peel
  P: cherry
  F: > 30s
  4/5 body, 3/5 tannin, 4/5 acid, 1/5 sweet

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  5/29/2023 - mflesh wrote:

  These Carlisle wines with 10+ years of age on them always kill! This 2012 was right on the money. Dense black fruits, hint of tar, smoky, a little herbaceous on the finish. Just a well drinking wine that can either be enjoyed a la carte or with a whole host of foods. Dense and thick. Beautiful! This one still has 5-7 years left, easily. I'm thinking about bringing out some 20+ year Carlisle wines to see where they are, as I'm sure they are still going with the incredible structure these wines have.

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  2/11/2023 - cobystilp wrote: 91 Points

  Poppped and poured for steak night with H and A. Really nice dark fruits. Could use just a bit more backbone (acid and or tannins) for the weight of this wine. I will drink my last bottle soon.

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  10/6/2022 - VinoGeeko Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A fine wine, but past prime? Lacked the tannic structure needed to keep in balance the fading raspberry fruit notes with high/medium+ acid. Thus, a bit sour (nice wine, 3-5 year too late). It wasnt just the vintage though, I recently had a different 2012 Sonoma Zin. I'm guessing that the 2012 Martinelli Zinfandel Lolita Ranch I tasted had more stem contact.

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