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2016 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Dry Creek Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 52
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Charlie C Likes this wine: 92 points
April 28, 2024 - Soft, translucent cherry red color. Spicy on the nose with raspberry accents. Smooth, crisp, clean on the palate, bright raspberry and cherry fruit. Bit one dimensional but really enjoyable. Soft tannins, bright, pleasing acidity, great balance. Lingering finish of bright red fruits. Nothing profound here, but what a joy to drink. Drink next 4 years.
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MRichman wrote:
March 10, 2024 - This is really nice. Silky smooth, good hefty zin without being too heavy. Dark purple fruit, plum, just a bit of cinnamon. A fairly big wine but not out of proportion with itself. A really solid wine and drinking perfectly right now and over the next 3-5 years.
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ogres3 Likes this wine: 92 points
February 18, 2024 - One of the better zins.
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Quiller wrote: 90 points
June 16, 2023 - Opened, poured and let sit about 1/2 hr. Then: Nose of something like a red/spicy mint; not something I've encountered before - but interesting. Taste has a bit of that red/spicy mint note - not the red wild berry that I am looking for, but keeps me interested; and not the usual RRV spiciness tasted in many of Carlisle's zins; acidity and tannins OK; alcohol/warmth noticed on prior bottles is very much in the background, very faint and not an issue, seems to have integrated in this bottle. Not getting any over-ripe notes that I've had in a lot of Carlisle zins; not particularly sweet or BDX-like. Not sure why this one turned out so different from prior bottles, but I like it.
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jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 points
June 10, 2023 - Good dark fruit, enjoyable with pizza.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Carlisle
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Dry Creek Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
- In Cellars 365 (35%)
- Consumed 662 (64%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
This was solid - distracted while at dinner so no formal notes.Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 44 votes
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- ProducerCarlisle
- VarietyZinfandel
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationDry Creek Valley
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