Nose of cherry, cranberry, and earth. Bright red raspberry palate with orange zest, blood orange, and a touch of baking spices. Big oak finish with surprisingly soft tannins and lots of crisp acidity rolling over the long-lingering oak. Will hold a few years but I don’t think it will develop further.
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A definite change of pace after some Pinot Noir. Not that 'big', with pure clean fruit, but the low-acidity cherryish jamminess wasn't really what I wanted at the time, and this pure Zin seemed to lack the structure and complexity I love from the Ridge blends. Perhaps it just needs time and/or a steak.
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7/9/2023 - Rramey Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fantastic wine. Lots of fruit.
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2/21/2023 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose of cherry, cranberry, and earth. Bright red raspberry palate with orange zest, blood orange, and a touch of baking spices. Big oak finish with surprisingly soft tannins and lots of crisp acidity rolling over the long-lingering oak. Will hold a few years but I don’t think it will develop further.
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12/31/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 89 Points
A definite change of pace after some Pinot Noir. Not that 'big', with pure clean fruit, but the low-acidity cherryish jamminess wasn't really what I wanted at the time, and this pure Zin seemed to lack the structure and complexity I love from the Ridge blends. Perhaps it just needs time and/or a steak.
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11/25/2022 - r4Cali wrote:
A little more jammy than I would prefer, others really liked however
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11/13/2021 - artius Likes this wine: 85 Points
Smooth, very easy drinking. Lacks depth
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