2010 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  5/29/2022 - timewithwine Likes this wine:

  A bit of a brooding Zin both as to a deep blood red (exhausted of oxygen) color with a distinct opaqueness. Plum and rhubarb dominate the nose and palate followed by bramble berry, and Zin funk. A cinnamon note comes through on the finish along with more brambles. An eye-popping 15.1% alc., which makes me wonder if that doesn’t contribute to the “tiredness” that the palate feels after several sips of this. Heavy sediment. With pork barbeque ribs. 05.29.22. Recommended.

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  3/9/2021 - mazik wrote: 90 Points

  Still delicious but a bit faded since the last bottle, which I opened five years ago. Possibly overwhelmed by the sweet sticky barbecue sauce.

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  8/7/2020 - IAmVintage wrote: 92 Points

  Didn't take notes (sorry) but it is drinking really well with good age on it. Plenty of structure and complexity with spicy fruit in classic Ridge style.

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  1/10/2020 - timewithwine wrote:

  The color of ox blood from rim to core. At first taste, I love this wine with its abundant brown sugar, molasses, sweet cherry, sweetened rhubarb with a bit of orange peel tanginess. But as the meal wears on, this tires on the palate (but then it may have been the 3 bourbons I had prior to this and the accumulation of alcohol - this does clock in at 15.1% alc. (!) No doubt the alcohol adds to a perceived sweetness, but not off-puttingly sweet . Tannins are not yet fully integrated but coming along well. Coffee on the finish. Despite the high alcohol, the wine comes across as fairly balanced. A shadow of almost surrounds the shoulder and body. With assorted cheeses (Stilton and truffle cheese) and leftover London broil (beef) and crusty bread. Recommended.

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  9/26/2019 - Alro Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Classic Ridge Zin. Bright, Vibrant, purple. with 9 years on it you'd think something would fade....not this one....just WOW.....Ridge has a way of making their wines age beautifully.....and when its time to pop one, there it is in all its glory....enjoy now or another 4-6 years she'll still be going!!! Very happy!

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