February 20, 2017 - decanted, great fruit
December 10, 2016 - Incredibly good fruit and balance. Drank from magnum so, it was more youthful than the 750s.
February 29, 2016 - OK.
March 15, 2013 - Very enjoyable.
December 8, 2012 - Decanted off slight sediment and drunk over the course of a couple hours. Nice spicy, cedary blue-fruit driven, with a black pepper finish. Starting to take on a flavor which I can only describe as "old zin," not tired by any means, but definitely starting to take that long, graceful walk into the sunset.
March 9, 2011 - P&P. This bottle at peak. Bursting nose of extracted red and black berries, excellently balanced, huge and typically delicious Mike Officer palate. Thought this might be more nuanced, but just another great, brambly, somewhat oaked and alcohol laden, full-bodied and lusty Zin. I like the more Petite-oriented wines - more potential later. Same notes, but fading on the second day. Now's the time!
February 25, 2011 - Solid wine; still youthful. Classic Carlsile nose followed by a mid-length attack that hits all the right darker notes. A wine to be savored vs served at a BBQ where it would share the spotlight. Should go another 5 years.
February 5, 2011 - drank over 2 nights and my classic Carlisle experience....lots of fun and fruit ...not sure I ever get to complexity, but alwasys a smile on my face
December 18, 2010 - Big fan of carlisle and of Tom Feeney but this didn't live up to expectations. Let it breathe for almost two hours but still seemed to be more acidic than fruity. Cork was intact. Hope it is not past it's prime as I have one more bottle.
August 13, 2010 - Quick TN: paired with custom ground burgers (short rib and sirloin) with St. Agur topping. This is another 2004 that is large scaled but not over the top. Still lots of structure. With an hour of air this began to blossum. Give it more time or a healthy decant.