Getting some tar and rosemary on the nose, maybe some dried leaves/underbrush. On the palate, bit of licorice, brambly dark fruits, dark cherry, maybe even a slight cola note, but with a beam of acid that keeps it all balanced.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
This was quite a roller coaster. It went from simple and fruity to more dusty Paso classic with stops in between. For a time it was more Central Coast tar like even. At any rate there just didn't seem to be the backbone of the better vintages of this wine. I'm a bit surprised they didn't do the declassify down to the Paso Robles bottle thing. But maybe it just needs some rest.
3/19/2024 - zinsidious Likes this wine:
Getting some tar and rosemary on the nose, maybe some dried leaves/underbrush. On the palate, bit of licorice, brambly dark fruits, dark cherry, maybe even a slight cola note, but with a beam of acid that keeps it all balanced.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
3/19/2024 - ByronCellar wrote: 95 Points
Held up well finishing 3rd in a blind tasting of 8 Zins. Best of three other Ridge wines; ’19 Buchignani and ’21 East Bench.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/26/2023 - WetRock wrote:
This was quite a roller coaster. It went from simple and fruity to more dusty Paso classic with stops in between. For a time it was more Central Coast tar like even. At any rate there just didn't seem to be the backbone of the better vintages of this wine. I'm a bit surprised they didn't do the declassify down to the Paso Robles bottle thing. But maybe it just needs some rest.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (4)