Sure, it's a bit oak-y but that didn't take away from this excellent bottle of aged cabernet. I will admit, I mostly drink French and Italian wine but Ridge just does it for me. I expected an over the hill bottle but it was anything but. The cork was perfect and the wine had all the familiar notes of Ridge...some oak, some sweet black fruit, leather. Tannins are gone but there is still a lot of life left in this bottle. I just dont see how it can improve.
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Bottle at room temperature for a day and open for an hour or two. Not decanted. Unimpressive nose with some cherry in it, but big flavor with more fruit and leather and tobacco. Decent finish. Relatively low alcohol paired with the big flavor makes this interesting. This bottle seems very different from the one I opened a year ago.
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Cork was bad, wine was undrinkable. Too bad this was a great wine when I first purchased this after a visit to Ridge. Serves me right for storing in the wrong conditions. Most likely cooked during the move from CA to AZ and not storing in the right conditions.
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4/15/2022 - jpp10780 wrote: 92 Points
Sure, it's a bit oak-y but that didn't take away from this excellent bottle of aged cabernet. I will admit, I mostly drink French and Italian wine but Ridge just does it for me. I expected an over the hill bottle but it was anything but. The cork was perfect and the wine had all the familiar notes of Ridge...some oak, some sweet black fruit, leather. Tannins are gone but there is still a lot of life left in this bottle. I just dont see how it can improve.
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2/25/2014 - Rezy13 wrote: flawed
Tuesday Night Double Blind <$30 (Bin 75): Corked though I had real trouble picking it up.
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9/13/2012 - mygrogro wrote: 85 Points
nice table wine blend
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5/9/2010 - vandeloo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bottle at room temperature for a day and open for an hour or two. Not decanted. Unimpressive nose with some cherry in it, but big flavor with more fruit and leather and tobacco. Decent finish. Relatively low alcohol paired with the big flavor makes this interesting. This bottle seems very different from the one I opened a year ago.
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9/18/2009 - VinnieTheFish wrote: flawed
Cork was bad, wine was undrinkable. Too bad this was a great wine when I first purchased this after a visit to Ridge. Serves me right for storing in the wrong conditions. Most likely cooked during the move from CA to AZ and not storing in the right conditions.
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