TN: Carlisle 2005 Two Acre

M_Dildine · July 16, 2009, 2:38am

It was great.

What did you expect?

Bill_Tex_Landreth · July 16, 2009, 2:53am

A more brief TN.

Tom_Gutting · July 16, 2009, 5:23pm

Well played, Mike. Delicious wine.

David_Lewin · July 16, 2009, 6:32pm

Last May I tasted all the Two Acres (save one) and thought this and the 2002 were the best wines of the lot. Given how well they age (even the older ones were at their peak on their way there) I plan on waiting several years before opening one.

David

B_o_b_S_h_e_l_d_o_n · July 20, 2009, 2:01am

That’s the kind of TN I like.

Got some 07s coming in the fall. Two Acres is a no brainer.

Nice smilies on this website.

Humberto_Dorta · July 20, 2009, 3:12am

Interesting, I just had a discussion with some guys in another thread about the fact that the 05 I had a few days ago was uninspiring enough for me to pass on the 07 Two Acre. (Had to pass on two bottles to have a solid case.) Different strokes…

Jason_Hagen · July 20, 2009, 3:16am

Yup … this is my sure buy for Carlisle … although the 05 and 06 were a bit hot.

J

Nicola_Lubitsch · July 21, 2009, 8:19am

I just had this for the first time tonight. Decanted it all day and it was simply fantastic. I’m working my way through my Carlisles trying to figure out what to order.

John_Liotta · July 21, 2009, 7:21pm

I have yet to have a Carlisle that hasn’t been a bit hot . . . but the '05 Two Acre was waay hot.

Mo_K_a_n_g · July 21, 2009, 8:10pm

There is no doubt that alcohol levels are high in Mike’s wines-- but you are surely in the miniscule minority when you say that you have not had a Carlisle that has not been hot. Are you on the mailing list? If so, why?

John_Liotta · July 21, 2009, 8:36pm

I said a bit hot . . . can’t say that I have had more than a dozen FWIW. Maybe I am sensitive!
Not on the mailing list. I drink other peoples’ Carlisle.
The minority helps balance out the rest.

Frank_Murray_III · July 22, 2009, 1:28am

Quit figuring and order.

M_Dildine · July 22, 2009, 1:30am

Mo_K_a_n_g · July 22, 2009, 6:32am

No worries, everyone can and should have their own opinion! I was just curious because I have never heard anyone talk about getting heat from Mike’s wines. As I said, the alcohol levels are pretty high (though pretty typical of the varietals in California) so it is amazing that to many people there is no detectable heat.

CFu · July 22, 2009, 6:56am

Mo K a n g:

John Liotta:

Mo K a n g:

There is no doubt that alcohol levels are high in Mike’s wines-- but you are surely in the miniscule minority when you say that you have not had a Carlisle that has not been hot. Are you on the mailing list? If so, why?

I said a bit hot . . . can’t say that I have had more than a dozen FWIW. Maybe I am sensitive!
Not on the mailing list. I drink other peoples’ Carlisle.
The minority helps balance out the rest.

No worries, everyone can and should have their own opinion! I was just curious because I have never heard anyone talk about getting heat from Mike’s wines. As I said, the alcohol levels are pretty high (though pretty typical of the varietals in California) so it is amazing that to many people there is no detectable heat.

07 montafi has some noticeable heat that dies away after a few hours.

Cris_Whetstone · July 22, 2009, 3:49pm

That’s just your buzz kicking in.

CFu · July 22, 2009, 4:10pm

i think at the alcohol level, most likely.