Started off with chalky, slate-driven tannins that initially cloaked some of the fruit and spice nuances. After a total of two hours+ in the decanter, this really came out of its shell, with black…
PnP with not much of a nose; some saline, alcohol, and muted red and blue fruits. On the palate, medium red and purple berry and plum notes, with olive, sea salt, and blood orange.
PnP. On the palate, nice plum, dark red raspberry, blackberry, salami, and a pleasant kiss of vanilla bean. A faint herbal tinge on the back end, but not distractingly so. A pleasure to drink,…
Over the past few years, this and the 2009 S&M have been a couple of my favorite hedonistic Syrahs. Notes of deep plum, ripe raspberry, blueberry, leather, salami, and a hint of chocolate.
PnP with a tightly wrapped core of black licorice, blackberry, bitter cacao, and chalky tannins. After two hours in the decanter at cellar temperature, it unwound enough to show some of the sweeter…
Notes of dark/ripe raspberry, blueberry, wet slate and granite, black olive, and hints of charcuterie. A softer Obsidian; it continued to become even more delicate with an hour or two in the decanter.
PnP with tight notes of licorice, black fruit, wet slate, and asphalt. Firm, chalky tannins on entry. Slow O2 for over an hour and some decent swirling in the glass opened up additional notes of…
PnP. Notes of purple plum, charcuterie (spiced salumi, prosciutto), iron, hot brick, olive brine (saline), pomegranate, charcoal, and violets. After a two hour decant, the flavors became a touch more…
Ripe, plum fruits with blackberry, forest floor, and (as others have noted) a raisin/ripe black currant swath on the back end of the palate. Some lingering earth and spice notes hold just enough…
As others have noted, blackberry, blueberry, and black olive notes. What distinguishes this wine over the other Carlisle Syrahs is the interplay between the subtle meaty notes and distinct Papa's…
A meaty syrah, with notes of salami, bologna, red currant, spice, white pepper, asphalt, and bouquet garni. Ready to drink now, I did not feel the need to decant this wine. 30 minutes from bottle to…
Notes of tart blackberry, red fruits, olive, and rocks and minerals. Some saline notes with an odd tart (almost grapefruit) tinge on the back end. Not sure where this wine is going, with complicated…
A outstandingly balanced Syrah, with notes of licorice, blackberry, dark chocolate, mocha, vanilla bean, macchiato, asphalt, and cassis. A full-bodied profile with a rounded-out and smooth texture.…
An opaque, deep, dark colored Syrah; the darkest black-purple. PnP. On the nose, sweet, complex aromas of muddled blackberry, meaty smoke, and faint violet. On the palate, phenomenal purity of…
On the nose, faint aromas of purple fruit and an initial whiff of alcohol. On the palate, very subtle (almost fragile) blue and purple fruit flavors. Especially light and lithe for a Carlisle Syrah.…
