In a fantastic place now - jammy red fruits, plenty of savory dried herbs, and an earthy finish that’s smooth as silk. Fancy wine for pizza, but excellent together!
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Opened, poured and let sit about 30 min. Then: Not much on the nose, maybe some darkish fruit. Taste is reddish-darkish fruit, although low intensity and maybe a bit weak; no zin profile, particularly for Papera; no spiciness; acidity noticeable, particularly on the finish; tannins not an issue. I like zins on the young side while they still have their fruit. Aging this bottle did it no favors. Interestingly, this bottle is surprisingly similar to a 2016 Carlisle Papera I recently had. It had a similar aging problem and fairly similar profile. Aging hasn't suited either of them.
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P&P; Brambly red fruit, a bit of baking spice, but somewhat flat and soft. Also quite hot on the pop, which eventually blew off some. I guess I was expecting more, but this kind of reiterates my dislike of Zinfandel. Certainly well made, just not my preference in wine.
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My last bottle. I wish I would have saved it another 5 years. I think this wine is still evolving for the better. A very long lasting Zin. Prior notes still apply.
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4/21/2024 - Bozekt Likes this wine: 94 Points
In a fantastic place now - jammy red fruits, plenty of savory dried herbs, and an earthy finish that’s smooth as silk. Fancy wine for pizza, but excellent together!
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12/30/2023 - carlsport Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needed about 10 minutes in glass to settle down and then improved over the next hour. Very well integrated and drinking quite well at this point.
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12/24/2023 - Quiller wrote: 87 Points
Opened, poured and let sit about 30 min. Then: Not much on the nose, maybe some darkish fruit. Taste is reddish-darkish fruit, although low intensity and maybe a bit weak; no zin profile, particularly for Papera; no spiciness; acidity noticeable, particularly on the finish; tannins not an issue. I like zins on the young side while they still have their fruit. Aging this bottle did it no favors. Interestingly, this bottle is surprisingly similar to a 2016 Carlisle Papera I recently had. It had a similar aging problem and fairly similar profile. Aging hasn't suited either of them.
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8/25/2023 - RPerro wrote: 87 Points
P&P; Brambly red fruit, a bit of baking spice, but somewhat flat and soft. Also quite hot on the pop, which eventually blew off some. I guess I was expecting more, but this kind of reiterates my dislike of Zinfandel. Certainly well made, just not my preference in wine.
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8/11/2023 - jstrovel@gmail.com Likes this wine:
My last bottle. I wish I would have saved it another 5 years. I think this wine is still evolving for the better. A very long lasting Zin. Prior notes still apply.
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