Zinfandel

95 points Vinous"Zinfandel plays the leading role in the 2022 Evangelho Vineyard Heritage Wine. Dark-toned fruit, spice, new leather, licorice and menthol effortlessly fill out the wine's layers, while time in the glass releases its inner sweetness and...

Jancis Robinson"66% Zinfandel, 34% Petite Sirah.Pale provençal pink. Mineral with bright strawberries – just slightly crunchy and underripe. So fresh and mouth-watering. I do think it would be fair to say that, because it is 8 am and I...

96 points Vinous"The 2021 Zinfandel Piner-Olivet is another fabulous wine in this range. It brings together so many of the elements that make the Carlisle wines so compelling. Dense and succulent, the 2021 races across the palate, showing notable...

93 points Wine Enthusiast"Bright, lively blackcherry and raspberry flavors light up this well-balanced, well-focused and charming wine. It doesn’t lack for tannins and does feel full bodied, but pure fruit flavors and the zippy mouthfeel keep it...

95+ points Wine Enthusiast“Supreme concentration and great depth characterize this powerful, structured and age-worthy wine. It boasts luscious dried plums and dried blueberries, plus plenty of black pepper and light wood-smoke accents, all backed...

93 points Wine Spectator"Dynamic and generous, this Zin combines old-school briar with sleek suppleness, serving up stylish flavors of raspberry and cherry accented by savory pepper, cinnamon and garrigue tones that sail on the rich finish." Vinous...

92 points Wine & Spirits"Rory Williams reports that dry farming through the third drought year in a row held yields down by 20 percent. The Frog’s Leap team encouraged freshness in the wine by cold-soaking petite sirah and adding it to the...