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2007 Ridge Geyserville |
| Vintage | 2007 |  Label 1 of 16   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Ridge (web) | ||
| Variety | Zinfandel Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | Geyserville | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | California | ||
| SubRegion | Sonoma County | ||
| Appellation | Sonoma County | ||
| UPC Code | 744442301003 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 34 notes) | |
| Tasted by Jack on 2/7/2010 & rated 92 points: Really good. Easy to enjoy and just enough complexity to keep your interest. Drank this after a 2007 Janasse Chaupin and it surprisingly held it's own. (211 views) | |
| Tasted by Christoffer78 on 2/6/2010 & rated 90 points: Sorry, but I keep comparing this to a Turley. Probably totally wrong, but the acidity and raisin like nose is not compatible to my palate. Strange sense of peeled almonds appears after 2+ hours in decanter. (261 views) | |
| Tasted by cab on 2/5/2010: Ridge is dependable. This is a little sweeter than I would like, but has a nice tangy finish. Chewy dark fruits. Enjoying it. Was good with food (pasta with a faux Bolognese sauce). Just not sure its worth $35. (289 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 1/23/2010 & rated 90 points: (495 views) | |
| Tasted by T-Mac on 1/16/2010 & rated 92 points: (511 views) | |
| Tasted by rboland on 1/16/2010 & rated 90 points: (491 views) | |
| Tasted by dannyk8232 on 1/11/2010 & rated 90 points: From magum. Somewhat jammy, yet restrained. Pretty rich and well-balanced. Not too sweet. Defintiely too young. May evolve into a really good wine. Wish I had bought more mags for the price I got. (886 views) | |
| Tasted by Lessthanzero on 1/10/2010 & rated 91 points: Reticent on the nose, though after 2 hour it gave off a playful claret like aroma. Bright and dark red berries, with something lurking underneath. Smooth tannins and acid leveles that begged for a little food. I felt like this would integrate better with a little time, but the fruit did not appear too concentrated or extracted (did not burn my tongue, like young wines often do). I have enough to check this out as it matures. DAY 2: OK, this is what I'm talking about! It kept it's peculiar mix of bright and dark berries, but now the tannins were much more prominent, and the acidity integrated better. It wasa also easier for me to pick up the Zin typicity (behind a still predominantly claret like apearance). I'm adding a point (for a total of 91) for this second day, and vow not to open another one for at least a year. I suspect that this will only improve. (885 views) | |
| Tasted by thewine-insider.com on 1/6/2010 & rated 90 points: Firm and structured, with a complex mix of dried currant, black cherry, and plum flavors, with blackberry peeking through on the finish. - JD90 (987 views) | |
| Tasted by donald71_1 on 1/3/2010 & rated 88 points: Black currant, vanilla. Very juicy. (917 views) | |
| Tasted by Erik of Sweden on 12/29/2009 & rated 85 points: Generous fruit and sweet oak, almost entirely without any noticeable tannic structure, still there is a sense of balance and something being held back: this went very well with a porterhouse steak for three (and the trademark sweet, horse radish infused, steak sauce) at Peter Luger's in Brooklyn where P and I treated our dad, who is visiting over the holidays. The wine should have been served slightly more chilled, I think. (1121 views) | |
| Tasted by gocanes on 12/23/2009 & rated 88 points: Based on reports of this vintage, and my love of Geyserville, I expected to be blown away by this bottle, but I wasn't. It was nice, dark red and black bramble fruit flavors, but like a couple other wines recently didn't have the intensity or complexity I was hoping for. Maybe too early, maybe just a bad night. (981 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 12/22/2009 & rated 87 points: A rather straightforward Zin. Kind of claret-like. (1282 views) | |
| Tasted by Finare Vinare on 12/12/2009 & rated 91 points: (1107 views) | |
| Tasted by DPMc on 12/9/2009 & rated 92 points: (1203 views) | |
| Tasted by DPMc on 12/7/2009 & rated 93 points: (1270 views) | |
| Tasted by 6831 on 12/4/2009 & rated 87 points: Nicely aromatic but flavors from this bottle are somewhat diluted with a thin band of cherry, berry and pepper. Perhaps this will gain intensity with time but it wasn't showing well tonight. (1593 views) | |
| Tasted by Jack on 11/27/2009 & rated 92 points: These are really good. (1601 views) | |
| Tasted by Finare Vinare on 11/15/2009 & rated 91 points: (1116 views) | |
| Tasted by Jack on 11/11/2009: Very rich fruit. Needs just a little cellar time to knit everything together but it sure is good now. Night 2 this has kicked up a notch and integrated beautifully. Some spice and just a faint dose of pepper show up. Really nice! (2145 views) | |
| Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 11/8/2009 & rated 90 points: More fruit-forward and primary than traditional Geysers, but still very rewarding and age-worthy. Opened alongside a 2000 Geyserville, which outshined the 07 in every respect. The 07 showed a beautiful nose but less complexity. Good acidity and wood, but still slightly disjointed. The next day, showed secondary notes and Draper perfume, but had a clipped finish. Substantial tannins suggest plenty of time for aging but, if not for Ridge's consistent history, I'd be a bit worried about whether it will ever come together. Not that this isn't a great wine, but the 07 Ridge hype suggested more. (2180 views) | |
| Tasted by Joelene on 11/8/2009 & rated 89 points: Nice Geyserville, about 50% zin with the rest a bix of carinane mataro and petite syrah if I remember right, I like these wines, not for the big bomb zin heads, a more refined wine good food wine, a lot more balance and subtleties than your typical 100% zin med body, just very pleasant, I know past vintages have aged well and I'd guess this will be no exception 89+ with room to improve (2031 views) | |
| Tasted by Lucky Jim on 11/7/2009 & rated 92 points: Incredibly delicious upon opening and just got better with air. Much better than the 06. I know it will get more interesting with time but it is going to be hard to resist the urge to drink these young! (2021 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/5/2009 & rated 91 points: (1640 views) | |
| Tasted by SWLS on 10/18/2009 & rated 92 points: Explosion of deep, rich fruits and berries (currant, cassis), maybe a bit of raisin, a few chocolate notes. Nice spice and vanilla on the finish. Definitely transforms for the best with decanting (and could use a few more years to really develop). Vanilla and plum on the nose (though a bit strong on the alcohol scent until it opens up). (2389 views) | |
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