Carlisle Winery & Vineyards Santa Lucia Highlands Rosella S Vineyard Syrah 2006

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Winery: Carlisle Winery
Region: USA » California » Monterey County » Santa Lucia Highlands
Varietal: Syrah

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SN: 87

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Funky and meaty on the nose, real roasted game note here along with truffles, blackberries and freshly turned earth. This enters the mouth broad ye... Read more

Editorial Reviews for Carlisle Winery & Vineyards Santa Lucia Highlands Rosella S Vineyard Syrah

Gregory Dal Piaz

88,756

11/02/2012

Funky and meaty on the nose, real roasted game note here along with truffles, blackberries and freshly turned earth. This enters the mouth broad yet a little soft, with slightly evolved flavors that show off the meaty side of Syrah. The tannins are a little dry and aggressive in the mouth and they really clamp down on the finish, which does show a nice, austere edge to the fruit. This remains tough and a bit chewy, with plenty of earthy fruit but enough structure to prevent one from seeing all its detail. On the back end, there is a burst of detailed raspberry fruit, then bitter cherries on the start of the finish, but this is tough to get a read on and not very much fun today. Will it improve? Very possibly, but I'm not sure I'd bet on it. 87pts

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