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Carlisle Winery & Vineyards Old Vines Russian River Valley Zinfandel 2014
94 Points Limited new Zinfandel from Carlisle. 94 Points Robert Parker: "The personality-filled Michael Officer and his beloved Carlisle Winery & Vineyards continues to turn out a gorgeous portfolio of exuberant, lovingly made, stunningly fruity and outright beautiful wines from historic vineyards and iconic grapes that, until the last generation or so, had tended to be forgotten in the early days of California winedom, after the repeal of Prohibition. Of course, that’s no longer the case, and thanks to people such as Larry Turley in Napa and Morgan Twain-Peterson, Mike Officer and Don Hartford – all Sonoma County vignerons – the preservation and exploitation of great, old-vine, dry-farmed, head-pruned vineyards is assured... ...Carlisle’s 2013s are spectacular, as one would expect, and at the end of these notes I quickly summarize his beautiful 2014s, which are probably going to be even fruitier and much more approachable once in bottle than his more concentrated and profound 2013s.
Ratings on Delectable
Al Shikoh 
Very aromatic. Fruit forward on the palate with notes of red cherry and plum. Surprising structure. Zinfandel sourced from various Russian River Valley vineyards including Banfield, Saitone, Carlisle, Montafi, and Papera from vines planted between 1881 to 1934 with interplanted mixed blacks.
Very aromatic. Fruit forward on the palate with notes of red cherry and plum. Surprising structure. Zinfandel sourced from various Russian River Valley vineyards including Banfield, Saitone, Carlisle, Montafi, and Papera from vines planted between 1881 to 1934 with interplanted mixed blacks.
9.0
Patrick Derdeyn
From four RRV vineyards averaging over 100 yrs old. Everything Carlisle makes is awesome but to me this one is the QPR winner of the whole lineup.
From four RRV vineyards averaging over 100 yrs old. Everything Carlisle makes is awesome but to me this one is the QPR winner of the whole lineup.
9.1Patrick Derdeyn
A step up from the Sonoma designate and a #qpr winner. Something about Zin and Russian River just make magic. Wondering if any Carlisle Vineyard juice went into this bottling, I get a lot of similarities here and that is extremely high praise.
A step up from the Sonoma designate and a #qpr winner. Something about Zin and Russian River just make magic. Wondering if any Carlisle Vineyard juice went into this bottling, I get a lot of similarities here and that is extremely high praise.
9.1
Matt Austin
Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA
Comfort food in a glass.
Comfort food in a glass.
9.2
Charles Garrison
Red fruit dominates this delightful Zin...wonderful QPR
Red fruit dominates this delightful Zin...wonderful QPR
9.1
Aaron Rankin
Give this bad boy a few hours of open decant!
Give this bad boy a few hours of open decant!
9.0
Jeremy Kath
Great value.
Great value.
9.0
Jason Hemming
Bright red fruit, floral aromas with underlying cinnamon/ cedar. 2nd day darker - plum / licorice. Well done.
Bright red fruit, floral aromas with underlying cinnamon/ cedar. 2nd day darker - plum / licorice. Well done.
9.1DeLinda Goodman
One of the best of the best. One of our most memorable winery visits. Thank you, Mike Officer and crew!
One of the best of the best. One of our most memorable winery visits. Thank you, Mike Officer and crew!
9.3Kirk F
Roger said it best - mouthwatering acidity. Put this in the fridge for 20 minutes and am being rewarded. This will go great with the homemade lasagna tonight. Yeah, we're at the lake but who doesn't love a pan of lasagna?
Roger said it best - mouthwatering acidity. Put this in the fridge for 20 minutes and am being rewarded. This will go great with the homemade lasagna tonight. Yeah, we're at the lake but who doesn't love a pan of lasagna?
9.0
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