2009 Ridge Zinfandel York Creek

Community Tasting Notes (56) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  11/30/2022 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nose of black cherry, raspberry, mint, and a touch of bresola. Strong, focused, and long-lasting palate with dry raspberry fruit, minerals, apple acidity, and ash. Wide swath of resolved tannins, sun-baked earth, light leather, and gently oak underpinned with acidity. The finish is also long-lasting. This wine is holding up well.

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  1/25/2022 - rhanke Likes this wine:

  Good. Drinkable, nice savory character

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  8/11/2019 - timewithwine wrote:

  My last bottle of any of the York Creek bottlings. As much as I have disparaged Yorks over the years, I’m sorry to see this bottling go. Every bottle has been stellar. A youthful purple from the core to the rim makes for a beautiful glass. Rhubarb out the whazoo on the nose along with cherry, molasses, Asian 5 spice and dusty rose. More - much more - on the palate where the cherry and rhubarb interplay to weave a rich fabric. Licorice and mocha on the finish lift the wine to heights prior Yorks only hoped to achieve. The finish lingers. A very complete wine with balance, length and poise. Very little sediment. Comprised from a blend of 93% Zin and 7% Petite Sirah. 14.7% alc. With pork spareribs. Recommended with a nod toward Highly Recommended.

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  12/31/2018 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  Full black fruit aromas. Dry gingerbread aromas, plum, medium tannin, medium is acid, lots of life to go.

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  5/26/2018 - Dbass1979 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Amazing how well the Ridge Zins hold up. Beautiful structure - still fruity, and nicely balanced acid.
  
  It smells like dark berry fruit, and tastes like dark cherry with a lite dust. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture, with a medium length finish.

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