A 19 year old Zinfandel blend...yea, I was holding my breath for this one. Was it about to blow my mind or had I just blown my money on the bottle? If ever there were doubts that Ridge was one of THE greats, this bottle silenced them. Zinging blackberry, ripe plum. I never would have guessed it’s aged. All hail the masters on zin!
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Discovered in cellar and popped open. This was an oak bomb that needed several hours and multiple aerations to make it drinkable. Hopefully the balance of the bottle will be better tonight....
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Really was looking forward to this one & was not disappointed. Smooth yet complex. Wonderful dark fruits. Makes me wish I'd scored more than one bottle. Everyone at dinner thought this was exceptional.
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6/5/2019 - sethebarlow Likes this wine: 94 Points
A 19 year old Zinfandel blend...yea, I was holding my breath for this one. Was it about to blow my mind or had I just blown my money on the bottle? If ever there were doubts that Ridge was one of THE greats, this bottle silenced them. Zinging blackberry, ripe plum. I never would have guessed it’s aged. All hail the masters on zin!
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2/24/2011 - Joegish wrote: 84 Points
Discovered in cellar and popped open. This was an oak bomb that needed several hours and multiple aerations to make it drinkable. Hopefully the balance of the bottle will be better tonight....
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9/14/2010 - jmottern wrote: 86 Points
Disappointing. Perhaps the 2000 is over its peak.
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9/14/2010 - jmottern wrote: 92 Points
This was a good bottle of Ridge. I am noticing though that quality of the fruit is beginning to vary from the 2000 vintage.
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5/8/2009 - wadcorp wrote:
Really was looking forward to this one & was not disappointed. Smooth yet complex. Wonderful dark fruits. Makes me wish I'd scored more than one bottle. Everyone at dinner thought this was exceptional.
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