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• texaswinelover wrote:

  November 28, 2023 - Ok. Disappointing today. Unbalanced with the searing etoh. Really feeling it and tasting it tonight. Probably my 1st poor bottle of Carlisle and I’ve had a lot of them.

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• Charlie C Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 15, 2023 - Cherry red with slight fading at rim. Bright berry nose. Bright and intense on palate, blackberry, raspberry, spice. Lovely acidity and balance. Finishes long with bramble fruits. Brighter, spicier with air. Lovely, classic Zin. Probably at or a tad past peak. Drink next 4 to 5 years.

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• dutradan@msn.com Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 31, 2022 - really nice for an 11.

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• JBD wrote: 92 points

  January 12, 2022 - This was not ready immediately upon opening.
  It was good 2 hours later, fantastic the next evening.

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• jaumealaska Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 17, 2021 - The last of 6 bottles. My scores are all over the board but the last reflects a Grand farewell. On reflection, this wine shown best while young ( first five years)with an awkward adolescence and now drinking beautifully. Drank over 2 days and score increased 3 points with the time. Deep purple showing full extraction and no brick. Nose of plums laced with pepper and baking spice. Body shows beautiful balance with medium tannins and round red and dark fruits with fine brightness and a long finish. As always a great effort by Mike Officer and family.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Carlisle
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Carlisle Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
• In Cellars 338 (23%)
• Consumed 1,093 (76%)

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