Paired with a grilled lamb chop (covered in redwood needles). This piece of meat was cooked beautifully, with the fat rendered perfectly. The flavors were not as interesting as the previous squab…
PnP was just a hair tight, but an hour in the decanter did this wonders. Drinking very well right now. Deep blackberry, asphalt, blueberry, and some beautiful minerality. Mid-palate and textural…
The difference between PnP and decanting for three hours was minimal; the wine didn't change much at all. Not wound tight necessarily, but clearly not stretching its legs at the moment.
It's been almost a year since l had this at the winery. It has certainly improved, especially with some air. PnP was just a little tight, with higher-toned red berry, currant, and spice notes. Two…
PnP with notes of ripe blackberry, stewed plum, asphalt, and some charcuterie. More ripe than expected. Tannins had integrated well, with layers of deep black and ripe red fruit flavors. Reminded me…
PnP with high-toned red berry fruit notes of bitter cranberry, pomegranate, chalk, and brush. Extremely Grenache driven, with the bitterness of the Mourvèdre clipping the finish almost immediately.
I was actually pleasantly surprised by the openness and accessibility of this wine. The 2012 Carlisle Syrahs have proven to be an improvement overall from the past few vintages Mike Officer has put…
PnP with explosive notes of amazingly ripe black raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, sweet kirsch, rosemary, chalk/pumice, and a nice cut of bramble on the back end. Into the decanter it went for…
Tasting exactly how I remembered it back in August 2015 (refer to my prior CT notes on this wine). Smooth, silky, and not a hard edge to be found. A great mid-term drinker. Drink now and over the…
PnP with notes of rich black and purple berry fruit, dark chocolate, Oreo (the black cookie part), black and red licorice, ripe raspberry, vanilla bean, and alcohol (which initially was enveloping…
This has taken a total turn for the worse over the last six months. As noted on 11/02/2015 in my last CT entry on this wine, notes of stewed plum and black cherry, bologna, teriyaki sauce, saline,…
As others have mentioned, the Optimus is clearly not in the same league as the Estate Cuvée, but at only $45, the Optimus delivers way above its price point. What a great QPR!
Similar to my CT notes on 9/22/15, although I gave this an extra couple of points from 91 to 93, as this filled in on the mid-palate much more satisfactorily than it did two months ago.
Same note as 3 days ago. Couldn't wait until after the holidays. Absolutely fantastic. Gave it even more time with air. Continued to improve. Slow O2 for two hours. Near-perfect all the way around!
PnP with explosive notes of blackberry liqueur, blueberry, black raspberry, charcoal, tar, and some baking spice. A total hedonistic and voluminous mouthfeel, with dark berries and cacao on the…
Similar to my notes from July 2015 except this time around it was much more akin to the 2009 Glenrose Syrah, with notes of ripe plum, overly ripe raspberry and blueberry, charcuterie, chocolate,…
PnP with notes of coiled-up black, purple, and dark red berry fruits, currant, blackberry, and plum. Initially a little hot on the finish, with some alcohol and a high-toned zing of tight red currant…
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…
