2017 Carlisle Zinfandel Dupratt Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  1/1/2024 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Drank over several days with similar impressions of a well crafted wine with surprising qualities. It has a low intensity quality for a Zinfandel that I found very classy. It has typical Carllsle qualities of outstanding purity, excellent mouthfeel, and persistence. It probably wow anyone because it is not a fruit bomb, but a really well crafted and excellent wine.

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  12/14/2023 - EMTAME wrote: 88 Points

  Not really doing it for me tonight. The alcohol stands out and there’s a green herbal note that I don’t love and don’t really associate with Zinfandel. Almost came off as Grenache-y. Just not my style, I guess, as plenty of other reviewers have seemed to have more positive impressions.

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  10/16/2023 - 2loyal Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drinking beautifully now. No need to wait, and you haven’t missed anything! Slightly improved from previous bottle.

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  5/29/2023 - EMTAME wrote: 89 Points

  Liked this best on pop & pour. After about two hours, the 15.5% alcohol became more noticeable and the wine seemed noticeably less balanced.

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  4/7/2023 - BHRH Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A fun tasting experiment: tasted the 2017 Carlisle Dupratt against the 2017 Turley Dupratt. PnP, slow ox 30 minutes in glass.
  Turley was a good shade darker in color.
  On the nose, the Carlisle featured classic bramble, cranberry and spicy oak. The Turley eventually, after one hour, revealed plums, herbs and briar.
  On the palate, the Carlisle was medium-to-full-bodied yet fairly elegant with lots of black cherry, raspberry and red currant flavors. Elegant, complex, spicy, well-balanced finish with plenty of electricity, freshness and silky tannins to forecast further ageability. 92+
  The Turley was more monolithic and full-bodied. Lots of ripe, spicy, smoky plums with more structure. Bigger tannins on the long, sweet, tangy finish. A one hour decant might be in order to maximize breathing and optimize olfactory pleasure. 90-91
  A real interesting contrast in winemaking styles!

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