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Red
1975 Ridge Zinfandel Monte Bello
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
Label borrowed from 1974
Label borrowed from 1977
Label borrowed from 1978
Label borrowed from 1978
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Label borrowed from 1966
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Community Tasting Notes 2
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RajivAyyangar wrote: 80 points
March 20, 2016 - Ridge Monte Bello component tasting (and a Meursault!) (Ridge Vineyards, Santa Cruz, CA): Very strange watery honey aroma - seems like botrytis!
Weird thin watery honey on the palate.
m body, m alcohol (12.3%), elevated acid, very soft.
It’s very developed, and not oxidized, but it doesn’t really show much character beyond the sweet honeyed note. “bottle sweetness” ?
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By Richard Jennings
12/30/2008 (link) 91 points(Ridge Zinfandel Monte Bello) Pale cherry red color; musty, slight TCA nose, mushroom and dried cherry; mature tart plum, tart berry, with spice, elegant, and TCA not showing on palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1975
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Monte Bello
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 4 (100%)
- Consumed 0 (0%)
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- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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