2004 Carlisle Syrah Judge Family Vineyard Bennett Valley

Community Tasting Notes (90) Avg Score: 91.7 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View jonboy74's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/8/2020 - jonboy74 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This thing is still alive. PnP and has nice berry on the nose. A little medicinal but not enough to impact the enjoyment. Lingers on the tongue a good 45 seconds. Didnt expect it to still be alive given the drinking window!

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1)

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View ParisWino's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/12/2015 - ParisWino Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I drank this wine when coming off a cold, so this TN should be taken with a huge grain of salt. (In my defense, I had some nice ribeyes that deserved a good wine; I hadn't had a glass in almost a week due to the cold; and I still have one more of these in my cellar.) Anyway, the nose was actually quite muted (and I don't think this was entirely the cold), giving off some notes of dark berries. On the palate the wine was a different creature entirely, coming across like an intense boysenberry liqueur. The wine was extremely silken on the palate; tannins were basically gone, and the acidity was just enough to support the structure of the wine. There was no alcoholic heat or bite, but the wine did impart a sense of mild sweetness that probably came from the alcohol. This would be a great wine to give to a someone who claims not to like red wine; it was extremely accessible, even hedonistic in a gentle fashion. I don't think that Eric Asimov & co. would go for it, however. As the wine has clearly peaked, I will try my remaining bottle under better conditions within the year.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Knicksfan's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/8/2015 - Knicksfan wrote: 90 Points

  Still drinking beautifully; rich fruit, good balance, nice finish,

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View btock's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/3/2015 - btock Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Glad to have caught this one now. Still dark black/purple fruits at the core but becoming a bit reticent and throwing some sediment. Rich, but not overdone. deeply flavored and engaging syrah.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View JBD's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/30/2013 - JBD wrote: 96 Points

  This was remarkable. The flavor and feel were near perfect.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

View all 90 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.