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2012 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 143
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Hover low 64 Likes this wine: 92 points
February 2, 2019 - Lovely, lush Papera. Ready now but will benefit from 2-3 more years. Deep, dark fruit profile and black pepper / spice on the finish. Really well-balanced with smooth tannins, a great mouthfeel, and a superbly long finish. We decanted for about 45 minutes before drinking, and the second glass showed more intensity. It accompanied a lamb tangine with carrots and green olives, and the wine held its own and complemented the food nicely. I'm sad I don't have any more to enjoy at a later date.
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emtame wrote: 92 points
January 10, 2019 - My last bottle of this and it’s still going strong. Wish I had more in the cellar.
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joet626 Likes this wine: 90 points
December 23, 2018 - Very odd nose but tasted fine. Nice dark berries good finish. LIked it
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night train Likes this wine: 92 points
December 1, 2018 - Had alongside a 2012 Papera Heritage from Bedrock. While the Bedrock seems to need more time, the Carlisle seems to be at its peak. Darker fruit profile gave the Carlisle a lot more bottom end. Quite rich, but not too viscous. Well balanced and seamlessly integrated. Not a whole lot of "Wow" factor compared, for example, to Carlisle's 2012 Hayne zin, but it was a very nice, very solid zin.
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egh Likes this wine: 92 points
October 1, 2018 - Fleshy, plump, juicy, concentrated, full bodied, and hedonistic with notions of black raspberry, boysenberry, black pepper, licorice, lavender, and bramble. This wine makes an impression for its lavish yet smooth mouthfeel/texture, power, intensity, and length. 15.4% abv.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Carlisle
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Papera Ranch
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 11 (1%)
- In Cellars 670 (41%)
- Consumed 947 (58%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Goregeous wine. I can see why some people think cool climate Syrah when trying this blind, it does have a couple of similar charcteristics in that it is lighter in body sn, pizza, Simple Fish Salmon Kung Pao Brussel SproutsWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerCarlisle
- VarietyZinfandel
- VineyardPapera Ranch
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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