Carlisle - Zinfandel Papera Ranch Russian River Valley 2020

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96% Zinfandel / 4% Carignan / pH: 3.52 / T.A.: 6.2 g/L / Alcohol: 15.0% / Cases Produced: 854

In this low yielding year, Papera Ranch was a bit of a bright spot with production of 2.4 tons to the acre.  Picked in four passes over a total of nine days, our goal was to create as broad a palette of flavors and aromas as possible for blending the final wine.  The strategy worked so well that in doing blending trials, our favorite blend was the combination of all tanks.  The kitchen sink!  Like many of our wines in the vintage, very little new oak.  Ten percent to be exact.  Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Carlisle is a small, family-owned Sonoma County winery specializing in the production of old-vine, vineyard designated Zinfandels and red Rhône/Spanish varieties (Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Petite Sirah). While they like their wines to be bold and intensely flavored, each reflecting its vintage and vineyard, they also strive to create wines of balance, complexity, and nuance.

The goal is always the same - grow and source the finest fruit, do as little as possible to it, and bottle outstanding, pleasurable wine at the fairest price possible. Mike Carlisle and Jay Maddox and the team at Carlisle Winery have been able to grow to nearly 10,000 cases, garnering high praise from wine critics and consumers alike. 

The 2020 Zinfandel Papera Ranch is ripe with fresh berries, raspberry preserve, and baking spice. Its gushy fruit up front gives way to a note of raspberry seed and refreshing lift on the finish. 

 

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Price: $62.99

In Mixed Case: $53.54

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Producer	Carlisle
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Russian River Valley
Varietal	Zinfandel
Vintage	2020
Sku	15390
Size	750ml