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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 71 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Colowine on 12/2/2023: Blackberries, rhubarb, plum, cinnamon and spice on the nose. Some leather and mushroom tertiary notes too. Palate has quite a bit of acid, opens up with some air. Lingering finish but not much fruit left. A little past it's prime to my taste but a nice wine. After a few hours it developed some brown sugar on the nose that was entirely unexpected (218 views) | | | Tasted by sethebarlow on 9/9/2022 & rated 93 points: In a stunning place at the moment. Waves of blackberries, cooked plum, tootsie roll, and spice. Lighter on the palate than I expected - was almost overpowered by tenderloin - but still has a faint juiciness that I loved. An unmistakable nose of dried sage and thyme. Brilliant stuff. Drink now, I don’t know if this will be this great for long. (811 views) | | | Tasted by IAmVintage on 8/22/2020 & rated 92 points: Drinking wonderfully now having developed all the more with age. The white pepper stepped out more than I remember a couple years back, threading through the rich brambly red fruit. Long satisfying finish. (1245 views) | | | Tasted by timewithwine on 7/22/2018: I wished I’d paid more attention to this wine as I tasted it. These notes are mere impressions, favorable ‘though they may be. 100% Zin. This is a wine that shows power and finesse. The throb of rhubarb is tempered by the sweetness of Zin fruitiness. Cinnamon and vanilla in spades on the finish. No sediment. Very much ready to drink just now but it can just as easily rest well for a number of years. 14.5% alc. With homemade pizza of pepperoni and mushroom. Recommended. (865 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 8/19/2017: 3rd Annual 7 Deadly Zins - Reprise (about 14 this time) (Wayne's place in Darlinghurst): From Coravin. Biscuit, ripe plum, muted spice, slight vanilla,. On the palate it's juicy with red plum, taut tannins and feels almost off dry, spicy as well. With time it softens and broadens. Nice (2890 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 6/4/2017: 3rd Annual 7 Deadly Zins (well, about 15 this time) (Wayne's place in Darlinghurst): From Coravin. Medium plus intensity aromas of black fruits, plums; almost prunes in face, and cherry, chocolate and spice. It smells broad and so it proves on the palate but still with juicy acidic freshness, black cherry and berry and chocolate. Yum. (2770 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 11/3/2016 & rated 92 points: Black and blue fruit, exotic spices, and licorice frame the nose. Full bodied, juicy, and pliant, with dried red fruit, hibiscus, and plum flavors that flesh out nicely across the palate and through the long finish. Velvety, savory, and genuine. Ridge stays true to the game. (2648 views) | | | Tasted by richardkim on 7/4/2015 & rated 92 points: Blackberry and blueberry in a full-bodied, rich style. Fine tannins and acidity lend tension. (3400 views) | | | Tasted by ecola on 12/3/2014 & rated 91 points: Aromas of dark berries and dry hay. Medium to full body and really juicy. High delicious factor with ripe red raspberry flavor. Bright and lively from start to finish. Tastes genuine and not manipulated. Smooth and soft finish. (3404 views) | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 8/22/2014 & rated 88 points: OK wine. Nothing to write home about. (1846 views) | | | Tasted by alfaverde on 6/21/2014 & rated 91 points: again and again Ridge comes through with another well made unique wine. The Paso Robles greets you on the pop and pour with a ripe red and black raspberry nose with pepper and a touch of roasted meat. As with everything else I've enjoyed from Ridge, a little time in the glass (or a short decant) will reward the patient sipper. The nose opens up allowing some of the subtle oakiness to step forward. This one is a little juicy, but not at all jammy. The tannins are present but smooth lacking most of the astringency found with some of its sister wines. Drink this NOW. Do not wait, it is ready to go. best enjoyed sipping with friends over conversation to allow it to change in the glass over time. will also pair with most red sauce dishes. Cheers! (2862 views) | | | Tasted by vino_per_tutti on 5/7/2014 & rated 88 points: Second bottle much better than the first! Not nearly as complex as other Ridge Zins, but it hits all the right notes. Still a little too much wood on the finish for my taste, but perhaps this will resolve with time. (1861 views) | | | Tasted by Anthony Chinn on 3/30/2014 & rated 91 points: Ridge never disappoints. For the more pedestrian Ridge Zin, this is versatile offering. Lots of fruit and acid. Good long finish. A bit hot and fruity -- could use a few years. Very pleasat with Lamb Meatballs and red sauce. (2824 views) | | | Tasted by creno on 2/16/2014 & rated 89 points: Clear, red-violet, color-to-edge, strong extract
A&B: blackberry, mulberry, plum, pepper, spice, violet
Taste: dry, smooth, full flesh and body generous alcohol, balanced tannin, average intensity and pleasant quality. Correct balance.
Straightforward, medium finish.
Overall good. (2850 views) | | | Tasted by tarheel17 on 11/19/2013 & rated 90 points: quite fruity, this was exactly what I like from zin - no alcoholic wallop, not overly intense spice, just red and black fruit, ample acidity, and a bit of bramble. Delicious all the way from pop & pour to the next day. sweet tannin, medium-weight palate, medium finish of pure summer fruit. SHould have bought several more bottles! A favorite of Chris'. (2642 views) | | | Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 10/30/2013 & rated 87 points: No question about the quality of the grape source nor the vinification in this wine's case. The grapes are from the Benito Dusi Ranch ("Dusi" being a sared word in the Paso Robles area) and Ridge, with respect to vinification...hard to argue. The two come together in a nice way, although my tasting pegs this wine as a bit too ripe. Opaque crimson in color, it has aromas of boysenberry, black pepper, pickling spice and raisin which are followed by similar flavors in a full-bodied, round, softly tannic frame. The alcohol (diluted with 1.4% H20 and reported at 14.5%) is perfectly integrated...a winemaker could not do better! Solid in the middle and medium in length on the finish, this is a very nicely vinified wine which should go along with kudos to anyone involved in the decisions during its upbringing. Drink now-2017. (2313 views) | | | Tasted by diananm on 10/28/2013 & rated 89 points: Not terribly complex and not much finish. But very tasty and easy to drink after 1 hour decant. (2003 views) | | | Tasted by drdan8 on 10/15/2013 & rated 88 points: Had with barbecued pork shoulder and rapini. Nice sour cherry fruit. Still a tad green and short on the finish. Might want to wait a couple years. (1717 views) | | | Tasted by jsanfil on 10/12/2013 & rated 90 points: Awesome zin. So smooth like silk. A little more refined than most zins. (1548 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 10/3/2013 & rated 90 points: At Gary's Grand tasting. First experieince, lighter fruit, not a spice bomb up front. Lighter than some of the other Ridge Zins. First experieince with this wine. Has many of the classic Ridge Zin characteristics but more restrained (1388 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 9/19/2013 & rated 90 points: W burger from grill. Very good combo. Not big but very fresh and (like others said) good version of varietal. Got better while open. Just very good and drinkable. Doesnt knock you with spice and fruitnand unbalanced issues like some zins. Maybe 2 more yrs. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by MRichman on 9/15/2013: Tasting at Ridge Lytton (Ridge Lytton Springs): Lighter, sweeter than some of the other offerings. A bit jammy but lean. Perfumed. (1730 views) | | | Tasted by Petern00 on 7/20/2013 & rated 93 points: Happy birthday! (1436 views) | | | Tasted by twoamps on 7/14/2013 & rated 88 points: a little lighter style than I would expect from this wine or from Ridge, with some bitterness at the end. (2104 views) | | | Tasted by ND05 on 4/14/2013 & rated 90 points: Had two bottles a couple days apart -- first one was better than the second. Drinking nicely now. 91/88. (1790 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171
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| Ridge Producer website | Wikipedia
Ridge Vineyards is a California winery specializing in premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Chardonnay wines. Ridge produces wine at two winery locations in northern California. The original winery facilities are located at an elevation of 2,300 feet (700 m) on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA near Cupertino, California. The other Ridge winery facilities are at Lytton Springs in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County.Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles(Spring 2012 Ridge Wine Club notes)
Benito Dusi Ranch. The 1967 vintage was our first wine from this vineyard.It is planted entirely to zinfandel, unusual in a vineyard more than 80 years old.
Purchased by Sylvester and Catarina Dusi in 1924, the property has been farmed since the 1940s by their son Benito, the owner.
Wines from this location consistently show deep, juicy bramble fruit on the palate, along with notes of black cherry, gravelly earth, and rich chocolate.Zinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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