2021 Carlisle Zinfandel "Piner-Olivet Ranches" Russian River Valley

94-96 Points - Vinous:

The 2021 Zinfandel Piner-Olivet is another fabulous wine in this range. It brings together so many of the elements that make the Carlisle wines so compelling. Dense and succulent, the 2021 races across the palate, showing notable textural depth and persistence. All the elements are so well balanced. The Piner-Oliver is a blend of Carlisle, Papera, Mancini and Pagani, essentially three grand crus from the Russian River Valley and a fourth from Sonoma Valley! That's a pretty appealing combination in my book. Moreover, this wine is exceptionally well-priced.

94 Points - Wine Spectator:

Fresh and exuberant, with vibrant black raspberry, cracked pepper and brown baking spices that gather structure and richness toward refined tannins. Drink now.

93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:

A youthful dark red to purple hue, the 2021 Zinfandel Piner-Olivet Ranches is ripe with woodsy spice, menthol, and blackberry. Full-bodied, it boasts a broader and riper feel, with expansive fruit on the palate, including notes of mocha, black cherry, and turned earth. It offers a lot of hedonistic appeal and will drink well over the next 10-15 years.

• Varietal Composition: 98% Zinfandel and 2% Alicante Bouschet
• Alcohol: 15%
• Cases Produced: 673

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2021 Carlisle Syrah "Papa's Block" Russian River Valley

95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:

"Pouring a deep purple, the 2021 Syrah Papa's Block is ripe with dark scorched earth, boysenberry marmalade, and forest spices. Full-bodied and generous, with a rounded feel, it offers a good deal of ripe tannins, with cocoa, black plum preserve, and turned soil. Drink this ripe, round, ample red 2025-2040."

94 Points - Wine Spectator:

"Deeply structured and simmering with intensity, this Syrah unfurls with blackberry and raspberry flavors laced with smoked meat, licorice and Asian five-spice, finishing with broad-shouldered tannins. Drink now through 2033."

92-94 Points - Vinous:

"The 2021 Syrah Papa’s Block is packed with dark fruit, herbs, scorched earth and strong peppery accents. Powerful and muscular in feel, the Papa’s Block is also the biggest Syrah in the range. In many ways, it reminds me of the early wines here, wines that prized intensity over finesse. The 2021 saw 30% stem inclusion, a bit higher than the 20% or so that is typical for this bottling." - Antonio Galloni (1/23)

• Varietal Composition: 100% Syrah
• Alcohol: 14.3%
• Cases Produced: 489

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2020 Carlisle Zinfandel "Papera Ranch" Russian River Valley

94 Points - Wine Spectator:

"Few Zinfandels show this much nuance and detail, yet there's an elegant power to this red, with cherry and raspberry flavors that mingle with orange peel and fresh sage. Ends with refined tannins. Drink now through 2032. 854 cases made." - TF (web only 2023)

93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:

"The 2020 Zinfandel Papera Ranch is ripe with fresh berries, raspberry preserve, and baking spice. Its gushy fruit up front gives way to a note of raspberry seed and refreshing lift on the finish. Drink 2023-2032." (Aug 2022)

91 Points - Vinous:

"The 2020 Zinfandel Papera Ranch is a charming, seductive wine. All the elements are so nicely balanced. Succulent red/purplish fruit, mint, blood orange, sage and rose petal lend quite a bit of immediacy, while silky tannins wrap it all together in style. The 2020 is an unusually restrained Papera, but its balance is beyond reproach. A few hours of aeration are hugely beneficial." - Antonio Galloni (1/22)

• Varietal Composition: 96% Zinfandel, 4% Carignan
• Alcohol: 15%
• Cases Produced: 854

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2021 Seghesio Sonoma Old Vine Zinfandel

94 Points - Wine Spectator:

“That rare Zinfandel with finesse and briary fruit, offering wild berry, mocha and black licorice flavors that gather richness and zest toward lively tannins. Drink now through 2031. 6,800 cases made.” – Tim Fish (web only 2023)

92 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:

"The 2021 Zinfandel Old Vine offers up loads of scorched earth, cedar and plum, and on the palate, it reveals a bit of mixed berry fruit, with pressed red flowers and dusty earth. Juicy and inviting, with ripe tannins, this has a lot of immediate charm to drink over the next few years."

From the Winemaker:

Bold and spicy with rich, briary fruit, our Old Vine Zinfandel showcases the complexity and intensity that only truly old vines can yield. For us, “Old Vine” means that the vines are at least 50 years old, and we source grapes for this wine from exceptional vineyards that are closer to 75 years old on average.

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Winery Price: $40.00

Online Average: $37.00

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2017 Green & Red "Chiles Mill Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel

93 Points - Wine Spectator:

A wine that suggests a sense of place, this is refined and just a hint rustic, which adds to the authenticity. Notes of cherry and pomegranate are laced with hints of white pepper and bay leaf. Drink now

More About This Wine:

Chiles Mill Vineyard at 1200 feet elevation overlooks Chiles Canyon and the remnant walls of the grist mill built by pioneer J.B. Chiles. Vines on these red hillsides produce a spicy black pepper and berried wine.

Heritage Zinfandel cuttings: Pacini, Picchetti, Geyserville, Hambrecht Rootstocks: 110R, St. George Soil Red Chert veined with Green Serpentine, our namesake soils, intermixed with Sobrante Loam 

• Aged 14 months in 70% American Oak and 30% French Oak, 20% new
• Only 937 cases bottled

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2019 Frank Family Napa Valley Zinfandel

91 Points - Somm Journal:

Fragrant earthiness lies beneath rich black cherry and plum flavors in this full-bodied, deep-colored wine. Mocha, cardamom, and baked cherry enhance the wine’s refreshing acidity and powerful tannins find harmony on the lingering finish.

From the Winemaker:

Frank Family is passionate about California’s heritage grape, Zinfandel. A notorious uneven ripener, it is difficult to grow in certain years, but 2019 brought generous sun and a long growing season which provided our grapes ideal conditions to ripen fully.

AGING: 16 months in 33% new French oak barrels, and 67% once and twice-filled French oak barrels.

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