2002 Carlisle Two Acres, USA, California, Sonoma, Russian River Valley, Wine Review

Consumed side by side, I preferred the 2001 but both showed quite well at over twenty years old. This is a blend of 67% Mourvedre, 22% Petite Sirah, with the remainder Valdepenas and Alicante Bouchet. Purple/ruby in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose has black cherries, spice and slight char. Clean. The wine is full bodied with the tannins mostly resolved. The palate is complex and layered with black cherries, gravel, char, and spice. Long finish. This is probably a bit past peak and should be consumed sooner than later. It will work better with food. This would be nice with a bowl of Mushroom Barley Soup.

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2008 Hospice du Rhone Events: Highs & Lows of American Rhone-style Wines Tasted

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. The 16th annual Hospice du Rhone events in Paso Robles, California from May 1 to 3, 2008 was an opportunity to consider Rhone-style wines from a fresh perspective. Unlike most tasting opportunities, these events included Rhone-style wines from the Rhone Valley itself (51 wineries), elsewhere in France (4 wineries) as well as from Spain (4 wineries), Australia (17 wineries), South Africa (6 wineries), Chile (2 wineries), Argentina (1 winery) and the United States. The American wines were mostly from California (144 wineries), but a few examples from Arizona (2 wineries) and Washington State (5 wineries) were also included. While this is a California-dominated event, and while many of the Rhone Valley’s best producers aren’t represented, there is still sufficient European and other entries to make for interesting comparisons and contrasts. The events included two general tastings and a series of focused seminars.

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America’s Best Rhone Style Red Wines: 11th Annual Rhone Rangers Tasting Reviewed

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. Last month we discussed the white Rhone style wines offered at the 2008 Rhone Rangers tasting event at Fort Mason in San Francisco on March 18. This month we turn to the reds, of which we tasted 50. Among those we tasted were some old favorites and some wineries or bottlings with which we were not yet familiar. We don’t pretend that we tasted a representative group of wines, because our sample was skewed to wines we have loved in the past and others about which we have heard positive comments.

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2001 Carlisle Two Acres, USA, California, Sonoma, Russian River, Wine Review

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2018 Carlisle Two Acres, USA, California, Sonoma, Russian River Valley, Wine Review

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2018

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2015 Keplinger Vermillion, USA, California, Wine Review

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2019

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This is the "second label" of star winemaker Helen Keplinger's home winery. It is made from 31% Sonoma Grapes and 69% Sierra Foothills Grapes. A blend of 55% Grenache, 22% Mourvedre, 18% Syrah, and 5% Petite Sirah. A delicious wine. Purple in color with ruby at the rim. The nose has black cherries, black raspberries, spice, gravel and slight plums and earth. On the palate, this is full bodied but very lively with lots of energy. Black raspberries dominate at the moment but the black cherries are also present. There is also a layer of gravel and scorched earth that is a lovely counte

2002 Carlisle Two Acres, USA, California, Sonoma, Russian River Valley, Wine Review

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