2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard

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  12/12/2023 - PANYC Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drinking really well over 2 days

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  11/16/2023 - wilypod Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tasted as a vertical with the 2016 and 2017 Carlisle Vineyard Zinfandels. All three were excellent and had similar aromatics and tasting profiles. The 2015 and 2016 were blood red in color, the 2017 more of a ruby red, with more translucence. All three were healthy, youthfully mature, loaded with fruit.
  
  The 2016 is probably the most poised and harmonious of the three. The 2015 seems more powerful, dramatic, and savory; the 2017 more lithe, feminine, and supple.
  
  For all three, liqueur-like (Chambord, Grand Marnier) aromatics mingle with aromas of blood orange and minty mulberry; palates are richly inviting, plush and juicy, structured, and with a modicum of grip. If in a Brunello mood, I would head to the 2015; if the cuisine were classic Provençal, the 2016; the 2017 would be great with Indian or California contemporary, either veg or nonveg.

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  11/4/2023 - hanasowner wrote: 91 Points

  Popped and poured...very dark with nose of black cherry and myriad of spices...full bodied with smooth mouthfeel and medium finish.

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  9/26/2023 - imbroglio wrote: 92 Points

  Opened up prettily after day 3 under cork

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  7/21/2023 - hoservin Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Coravin by the glass. Nose of blackberry, black cherry, blood orange, bramble and spice. Ripe blackberry, blood orange, bramble and spice on the palate. Very long finish. Full bodied. Served with baked macaroni and cheese.

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