3 Big-A** Delicious wine: Saxum, Carlisle, Sineann

Tasted Tuesday, March 18, 2014 by Loren Sonkin with 299 views

Introduction

Maybe its this lingering winter, but over the last couple of nights we wanted to big delicious wines. Luckily my cellar accommodates almost all kinds of styles of wines and these three worked perfectly. Now come on Spring.

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard 96 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    Pop and pour. This is port-like, syrupy and alcoholic. What happened. Not to worry. I waited about 20 minutes and resumed. It had come together nicely. Inky purple. The nose has black raspberries, camphor, and black pepper. About an hour later some grilled meats come out. The texture changed as it added weight but got smoother. The port-like quality and heat disappeared. In its wake was youthful fruit, depth, tight layering which slowly unwound in the glass. No heat any more. And such a juicy, lush mouthfeel. The bottle was drained all to quickly. Amazing wine, but it needs some air at this point.

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  • 2011 Carlisle Zinfandel Saitone Ranch 94 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    I am loving the Carlisle 2011 Zins. This bottle was no exception. Drank over two nights, it was even better the second night. Vibrant purple/ruby in color. The nose has candied black raspberries, bramble, and pepper. Lush texture on Day 1 is even more so on day 2. Delicious wine. There is depth here, but I doubt mine see middle age. It is juicy and so enjoyable right now. Great balance too.

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  • 2012 Sineann Pinot Noir Resonance Vineyard 94 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton

    Great showing, even better than a prior bottle. This from a screwcapped 375. This is huge and very fruit forward at this stage. I can imagine this being divisive to some. Not to me. Purple in color with a ruby tinge to it. Lots of cherries and dark cherries on the nose. There is also a floral note. On the palate, this is lush and deep and all about the fruit. Nothing candied or cough medicine but lots of cherry, and dark cherry fruit. Great texture and balance. Just delicious. I imagine that those who find this sort of Pinot offensive will love this one in about 20 years and it certainly has the good to last that long IMO.

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