what a difference some time makes. 7 months after shipping the flavors were better integrated. worth $40 to try old Zin but it hasn't benefited much from the age.
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Plum and blueberry nose but muted palate. Fairly hot, nice zing finish. Clearly didn't have enough structure to benefit from 10 yrs of age but I don't know that much Zin does. shipped just less than a month ago so perhaps that was the issue. If you're going to ship, make sure it's 2-day.
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Initially, the nose was a bit musty, but after an hour in the glass, nice spice, berry and earth were present. It was a bit hot, but the spice and fruit were very integrated and produced a long finish. This wine definitely has some years left in it.
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10/23/2010 - unrelenting wrote: 90 Points
what a difference some time makes. 7 months after shipping the flavors were better integrated. worth $40 to try old Zin but it hasn't benefited much from the age.
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4/19/2010 - unrelenting wrote: 88 Points
Plum and blueberry nose but muted palate. Fairly hot, nice zing finish. Clearly didn't have enough structure to benefit from 10 yrs of age but I don't know that much Zin does. shipped just less than a month ago so perhaps that was the issue. If you're going to ship, make sure it's 2-day.
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2/14/2010 - AlexHop wrote: 90 Points
This bottle was very clean and not musty at all. Still great fruit and classic really nice to drink Ridge zin.
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4/2/2005 - EPounds wrote:
Initially, the nose was a bit musty, but after an hour in the glass, nice spice, berry and earth were present. It was a bit hot, but the spice and fruit were very integrated and produced a long finish. This wine definitely has some years left in it.
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