2014 Carlisle Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (56) Avg Score: 92 points

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  3/1/2024 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Pleasant to drink and holding strong after 10 yrs. Doesnt have quite the pop and elegance it had in its youth or other vintages. A solid carlisle monte rosso.

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  11/26/2023 - Dnacabernet wrote: 91 Points

  i drank this bottling back to back with a 2013 Monte Rosso. The 2013 was the clear winner. The 2014 was lifted and floral but ultimately too tart and frenetic against the 2013 full-bodied, fruit-forward, and smooth personality. As with all things wine - it comes down to preference. The 2014 is a good choice if you like floral/lifted Zinfandel but the Thanksgiving crowd wanted something settled and unabashedly big and bold with no harsh edges.

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  10/17/2023 - cacastine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent wine, dark and full bodied and lightly peppery, rich ripe black fruit, blueberry, lilac, structured and balanced and ready to drink but still able to roll several years further and develop.

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  6/26/2023 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark black ink in color. A full bodied red, with blackberry, blueberry, spiced flavors on long finish. www.winelx.com

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  5/7/2023 - mac-eye Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Intense mature dark plummy fruit notes, yet not particularly sweet. Fruit is in balance with acid and softened, fine tannins. Goes well even with foods you might have thought to be too light for it.

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