2012 Ridge Merlot Estate
Community Tasting Note
Ellen5181 Likes this wine:
Friday, January 17, 2020 - This cork broke as well!
Funk on nose. Bottle neck and shoulders have a layer of sediment.
Appearance - clear, medium ruby but a dark more purple ruby than red ruby.
Nose - unpleasant funk blew off fast. It’s lovely. Clean but with earthiness. Youthful. Medium plus intensity, sour cherry, wet leaves, cinnamon,
Palate - I love this wine and I think it is drinking great right now. Wish I had more. It has the combination of ripe flavorful fruit, sour cherry and black fruit, with the earthy, animal funky flavors that for me, give a wine the nuance that makes it interesting. A wine that evolves in the glass. Tannins are soft and emerge after you swallow. Soft powdery tannins vs gritty ones. It’s all balanced now. Alcohol is medium. Medium plus body. Finish is medium plus. Mostly the black fruits.
I can’t imagine how this gets better except aging could be interesting as other notes develop? I also love how the winemakers describe the making process on the label.
I have to buy more!
The only ps note I would add, with air it is losing its umph (2.5 hrs in) so I question the life of this. Drinking fine now.
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