Ridge

Tasted Saturday, March 26, 2011 by andtheodor with 432 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 1993 Ridge Alicante Bouschet Pagani Ranch 90 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

    Spicy raspberry compote nose. Classic Ridge herbal element, peppercorns, berries. Great acidity and balance. High-toned, faintly medicinal, but very good.

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  • 1994 Ridge Mataro Bridgehead 85 Points

    USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County

    Old carob nose, meat, dried blood, dried baked fruit. Savory but totally lacking any freshness. I'm not convinced these can age very gracefully.

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  • 1999 Ridge Grenache Lytton Estate 86 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Dusty raspberry ganache nose. Big bodied and lower-toned than all the Zin blends. Faintly herbal. Good, but clumsy, low acid and boring for Ridge. Probably suffered being next to a number of racy old Zinfandels.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1996 Ridge Zinfandel Nervo 88 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    Berry preserve, black pepper, herb nose. Balanced, if simple and lacking stuffing. A bit boring and tired.

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  • 1992 Ridge Zinfandel Maple Vineyards

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Hospital. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry nose. Decently fresh with some classic peppercorn/herbal tones. Adequate acidity but still a bit flat. More compelling than the 96 Nervo. The antiseptic nature became intolerable with air, reminding me of fetal pig dissection and formaldehyde. Some really liked this though. Meh.

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Flight 3 - Lytton Springs (3 Notes)

The obvious winners of the night, these have grace and balance but the stuffing to age better than the ATP stuff

  • 1993 Ridge Lytton Springs 91 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Here we go! Menthol, dried herbs, peppercorn, tobacco, berry nose. Decent amount of fruit keeps it from teetering over the edge and becoming tired. Mature, thin, tealike but sexy and classic. This did wear out fast with air and was much better right out of the bottle. My favorite wine of the night if it had held its composure a little better. Time to drink.

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  • 1999 Ridge Lytton Springs 92 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Spicy, sexy, and complex. Great berry fruit, licorice, with herbs and menthol emerging. Almost ideal aged Ridge. Wow.

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  • 2008 Ridge Lytton Springs

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Primal, youthful, juicy. Stacked and promising but hard to interpret, especially in a field of mature Ridge Zins. Seems like a sure bet in 10 years.

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Flight 4 - Dessert (1 Note)

A hint of residual sugar doesn't quite stand up to dessert but this was still a treat.

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