2009 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek

2009 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek

92pts(IWC)   Glass-staining ruby.  Sexy aromas of candied dark berries, dried flowers, incense and cola.  Broad, expansive and sweet, offering lush blackcurrant and mulberry flavors and an exotic note of candied rose.  Shows noteworthy depth but has impressive energy as well, finishing with strong spiciness and mineral cut.  There's a lot going on here already.  About two-thirds of the vines are over a century old, according to Officer.  The alcohol level here is 15.5% but I don't detect any excess heat. Josh Raynolds Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 2011

90pts (WS)Supple and juicy, with floral raspberry and sassafras aromas following through to elegant, lingering flavors of black cherry, toasty caramel and bron spice. Drink now through 2016. 378 cases made. –Tim Fish  Wine Spectator Junue 30, 2011