(Ridge Geyserville Red) COLOR-dark; NOSE-very aromatic; very candy-like; some intense strawberries on the back-end; almost Grenache-like; explosive; (Jancis-quite floral; violet; blind I would think it was Italian; certainly sweet & luscious; gorgeous); TASTE-this has a lot of bright fruit; I get a really nice raspberry jammy component with an almost herbaceous kick on the finish which I'm really falling for, almost like black tea sprinkled into some raspberry jam; I like the balance; good fruit; many people would like this; nice for Thanksgiving; very nice wine; (Jancis-agrees w/ GV; very young and should be nice in a couple of years; very bright fruit ); CG-90; Jancis-17(out of 20); GV-90
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Ridge Geyserville Red) COLOR-dark; NOSE-very aromatic; very candy-like; some intense strawberries on the back-end; almost Grenache-like; explosive; (Jancis-quite floral; violet; blind I would think it was Italian; certainly sweet & luscious; gorgeous); TASTE-this has a lot of bright fruit; I get a really nice raspberry jammy component with an almost herbaceous kick on the finish which I'm really falling for, almost like black tea sprinkled into some raspberry jam; I like the balance; good fruit; many people would like this; nice for Thanksgiving; very nice wine; (Jancis-agrees w/ GV; very young and should be nice in a couple of years; very bright fruit ); CG-90; Jancis-17(out of 20); GV-90A Wine Tasting with Jancis Robinson, Episode #568, 10/30/2008, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90 points