Red

Carlisle Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)

Carlisle

Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Zinfandel, Petite Sirah
Country
United States
Region
Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma
Appellation
Dry Creek Valley
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carne defumada · churrasco · cordeiro grelhado · queijos fortes · carnes assadas

Rated vintages

  • 201594 pts

    Big and juicy, this wine draws on a few sources as well as 15% Petite Sirah to offer a complex and layered expression of black cherry, cardamom and chocolate. Rich from start to finish, it satisfies as it calls out for smoky meat.

  • 201492 pts

    Combining fruit from two different ranches, as well as 11% Petite Sirah from another site, this fulsome, sultry wine broods in blackberry, vanilla and coconut, presenting itself as friendly if buxom. Broadly appealing, it's full bodied and yet restrained in terms of oak, allowin…

  • 201393 pts

    Ripe and juicy in red and black berries, this wine has a big presence and plenty of bold flavor, retaining all the elements so beloved in the variety, from black pepper to leather and cigar, while displaying a deftness of winemaking skill in the cellar. Mouthfilling, it has zing…