2016 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley

Community Tasting Notes (51) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  3/10/2024 - MRichman wrote:

  This is really nice. Silky smooth, good hefty zin without being too heavy. Dark purple fruit, plum, just a bit of cinnamon. A fairly big wine but not out of proportion with itself. A really solid wine and drinking perfectly right now and over the next 3-5 years.

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  2/18/2024 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  One of the better zins.

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  6/16/2023 - Quiller wrote: 90 Points

  Opened, poured and let sit about 1/2 hr. Then: Nose of something like a red/spicy mint; not something I've encountered before - but interesting. Taste has a bit of that red/spicy mint note - not the red wild berry that I am looking for, but keeps me interested; and not the usual RRV spiciness tasted in many of Carlisle's zins; acidity and tannins OK; alcohol/warmth noticed on prior bottles is very much in the background, very faint and not an issue, seems to have integrated in this bottle. Not getting any over-ripe notes that I've had in a lot of Carlisle zins; not particularly sweet or BDX-like. Not sure why this one turned out so different from prior bottles, but I like it.

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  6/10/2023 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Good dark fruit, enjoyable with pizza.

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  3/21/2023 - pgb67 wrote: 88 Points

  Not a great outing for this bottle, as it showed a restrained style and highlighting notes of leather, anise, and a hint of cola.

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