Steve brought this as a mystery wine last night:
1. Carlisle PetiteSirah SonomaVlly (RossiRanch+BedrockVnyd; 100 cs; 14.8%) SantaRosa 2009: Black color w/ no bricking; very strong blackberry/boysenberry/PS/chocolaty rather toasty/oak ripe/lush powerful nose; soft ripe/PS/boysenberry/blackberry slight peppery/earthy some dusty/OV rich/lush/mouthfilling flavor w/ modest smooth/ripe tannins; very long intense boysenberry/blackberry/bit peppery/PS some dusty/OV light toasty/oak finish w/ light smooth/tannins; no signs of alcoholic heat; the tannins are starting to smooth out but it's not showing much in the way of evolution or complexity; huge PS fruit.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I guessed this to be a Carlisle Syrah because of the huge fruit. It's just not showing much in the way of evolution, which is kinda characteristic of PS.
Tom