2018 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  1/14/2024 - Quiller wrote: 87 Points

  Opened, poured and let sit about 30 min. Then: Maybe some darkish fruit on the nose. Taste starts off with a bit of reddish/darkish fruit, but is overwhelmed by the warmth/heat (15% alc) that carries through the finish; maybe just a hint of over-ripeness; acidity and tannins are OK.After about an hour from first sip, the warmth/heat has mostly receded and isn't quite as harsh, allowing more of the slightly reddish fruit to show. I'll give the next one of these more time in the glass for the warmth/heat to fade. That said, this isn't a style of zin that appeals to me. I seem to be saying that about many of the Carlisle zins, even the single vineyards, and over several recent vintages.

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  11/18/2023 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A nose of bold sweet black cherry and spice, dark garnet in color. A full bodied Zin, with black cherry and smoky peppery flavors, jammy with a long finish. Always good every year. www.winelx.com

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  8/17/2023 - HFLED Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nice, well balanced zin that carries it's 15% abv quite well.
  
  Brambly fruits, tar, 5 spice, and a bit of light cherry. Medium acidity and light tannins. In a good spot and we drank it without decanting.

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  4/18/2023 - Maphill01 wrote:

  PNP. Bramble and blueberry. Pepper and some vanilla. Full bodied, alcohol shows a bit, medium acidity and tannins. 92/8 Zin/Petit Sirah. Nice fruit and I did enjoy this, but would have liked a bit more focus.

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  12/30/2022 - Chefcar Likes this wine: 88 Points

  This is not a pop and pour bottle. It needed at least an hour to burn off some of the acidity. Lots of raspberry and cherry fruit, but the tannic acid overpowers it a bit. We still drank the bottle 😀. But I’ll open my next one in several months.

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