Plush, dark fruit. Soft and sweetish. I enjoyed this with a meal, but on its own later it was a little too much for me. A well made wine, but my tastes have shifted away from this style.
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Drank with a hearty pizza that this full bodied Petite seemed to be made for. Dark very ripe black berry and prune fruit, very pleasant tannin on the finish. Wish I had more - 93
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Wow - lighter and brighter than expected. Nose is raspberry and a bit of pepper. Mid is bright as well - light red fruit and deep herb and spice background. Fresh acidity with Rhône-ish notes toward the back palate. Deep garrique notes, with hints of pepper and blackberries. So sexy.
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Dark raspberry nose. Intense dark fruit on the palate, blackberry, raspberry, dark chocolate. The fruit is intense but a bit monolithic. Sweet tannins, strong acidity (perhaps a bit too much). Long finish but a bit bitter. It's like this wine went into a deep freeze twelve years ago and hasn't changed a bit (nor has it faded any). Not my typical Carlisle wine. Still well made, but a bit disappointing. I don't think aging any more will improve it.
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12/17/2023 - Outplaying wrote:
Plush, dark fruit. Soft and sweetish. I enjoyed this with a meal, but on its own later it was a little too much for me. A well made wine, but my tastes have shifted away from this style.
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2/24/2023 - Steve Fishback wrote: 93 Points
Drank with a hearty pizza that this full bodied Petite seemed to be made for. Dark very ripe black berry and prune fruit, very pleasant tannin on the finish. Wish I had more - 93
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6/11/2022 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious mature Petite. Loads of fruit. Great balance. Drink or hold
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11/1/2020 - Mlermontov wrote: 92 Points
Wow - lighter and brighter than expected. Nose is raspberry and a bit of pepper. Mid is bright as well - light red fruit and deep herb and spice background. Fresh acidity with Rhône-ish notes toward the back palate. Deep garrique notes, with hints of pepper and blackberries. So sexy.
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4/18/2019 - Charlie C wrote: 86 Points
Dark raspberry nose. Intense dark fruit on the palate, blackberry, raspberry, dark chocolate. The fruit is intense but a bit monolithic. Sweet tannins, strong acidity (perhaps a bit too much). Long finish but a bit bitter. It's like this wine went into a deep freeze twelve years ago and hasn't changed a bit (nor has it faded any). Not my typical Carlisle wine. Still well made, but a bit disappointing. I don't think aging any more will improve it.
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