Dinner at S.K.Y. (Chicago, IL): Absolutely gorgeous nose -- herbal, plummy, earthy, and extremely complex. This bursts out of the glass and doesn't let you go. The palate definitely follows through on the promise of that nose. Indeed, this is a rich and complex wine, with lots of fruit and earth elements, and there's even a bit of a juicy quality still (at age 28!). Fantastic merlot and a textbook example of the grape.
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Casual dinner at S.K.Y.: Wow, what a great mature Merlot that still has legs to go. Full deep aromatic profile with mature plum, spice and cedar. Great plump mouthfeel with fresh, juicy fruit and suave fine tannin. Still has the structure to hold and perhaps improve. 1991 was a vintage for Ridge.
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After about an hour of air this beauty opened up to lovely aromatics of peach, plum and thyme. Fully resolved tannins provide a lovely mouth feel of medium weight, brambly blue/red fruits and a nice finish. Delightful wine.
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7/10/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at S.K.Y. (Chicago, IL): Absolutely gorgeous nose -- herbal, plummy, earthy, and extremely complex. This bursts out of the glass and doesn't let you go. The palate definitely follows through on the promise of that nose. Indeed, this is a rich and complex wine, with lots of fruit and earth elements, and there's even a bit of a juicy quality still (at age 28!). Fantastic merlot and a textbook example of the grape.
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7/9/2019 - Nanda wrote: 94 Points
Casual dinner at S.K.Y.: Wow, what a great mature Merlot that still has legs to go. Full deep aromatic profile with mature plum, spice and cedar. Great plump mouthfeel with fresh, juicy fruit and suave fine tannin. Still has the structure to hold and perhaps improve. 1991 was a vintage for Ridge.
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3/25/2018 - William.Smyth Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lots of berry fruit smooth
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12/17/2014 - jclarkwmj Likes this wine: 90 Points
Notes on Delectable.
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5/20/2012 - mark.zinner wrote: 91 Points
After about an hour of air this beauty opened up to lovely aromatics of peach, plum and thyme. Fully resolved tannins provide a lovely mouth feel of medium weight, brambly blue/red fruits and a nice finish. Delightful wine.
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2/28/2010 - squarooticus wrote: 80 Points
Nothing special, but certainly drinkable long after its window had ended (in 2003, according to this site).
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