The Westin, Chicago IL
Tasted Monday, September 14, 2009 by KeithAkers with 663 views
I hopped over to this right after the washington tasting. I had to focus on a few things and whatever was left as this was right at the end of the tasting
It would've been nice to have been there longer, but no real complaints as the Ridge lineup was excellent
2007 Ridge Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Nose: full and rich nose with really good depth with tones of meyer lemons, tangerious, orchard fruits, and bits of meringue. A bit tight right now, but has some real good material right now
taste: smooth medium/full feel with rich and fat tones of tropical fruits, tangerines, meyer lemons, and green apples. Really good depth and class on the palate
overall: This will need a couple of years to really get going. The flavors aren't fully showing themselves yet, and there gets the feel that it isn't fully strutting its stuff just yet. What's there right now is extremely good and this could turn out to be a real beauty with another 2-4 years
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2007 Ridge Three Valleys 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
nose: nice and easy nose of red fruits, spice tones and some good tones of red cherries. Not the deepest zin, but it works well
taste: good medium feel with well balanced tones of dark red fruits, red cherries, and some bits of raspberries
overall: a solid zinfandel. Doesn't really do anything special, but is well balanced and does what it aims for fairly well
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2007 Ridge Geyserville 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
nose: well balanced and robust nose of black currants, black cherries, red cherries, and bits of spice tones underneath. Well defined on the nose, but nothing is really jumping out yet
taste: excellent medium/full body with good tannins and delicious tones of black currants, black and red cherries, and some asian spices with a touch of blackberries
overall: This is a quality Geyerville. It won't ever be a real blow away wine, but is a high quality geyserville that should be enjoyable for a good while
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2007 Ridge Lytton Springs 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
nose: great nose that has a excellent spicy base with rich tones of black fruits, black and red cherries, and lots of black currants
taste: full bodied and very bold with rich tones of dark spices, black fruits, black cherries, and black currants jam. Extremely dark on the palate and a bit overwhelming right now as there is a bit of heat too that kicks up on the back end
overall: this is extremely good right now if you want a more hedonistic zin. This does feel though like it needs some time to trim some baby fat
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2007 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani Ranch 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
nose: brooding and bold nose with rich tones of black cherries, spices, black fruits, and blackberries. While its a rich nose, it is balanced at the same time
taste: Full bodied and powerful with bold tones of blackberries, black cherries, and spice tones. It holds the fruit very well on the palate along with some good chewy tannins
overall: A real bruiser of a zin, but still holds a sense of balance as it doesn't go over the top at all
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2007 Ridge Zinfandel York Creek 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
nose: silky and rich tones of red and black licorice, anise, black cherries, and loads of asian spices
taste: well balanced and full bodied with polished tones of black licorice, black cherries and a lot of asian spices
overall: This was my personal favorite of the Ridge Zins that were poured. Was still very much a zin, but has a more polished and sleek feel to it
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2007 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
nose: very good rich nose filled with tones of black fruits, black licorice, along asian and black spices. The tones are a bit surface tones, though they do balance each other well
taste: full bodied with big tannins and rich tones of black cherries, black fruits, and asian spice tones. Fairly brooding on the palate and there is a touch of heat with it too
overall: Very good right now, this is a bit unforgiving right now and its hard to tell where this is gonna go
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2006 Ridge Monte Bello 93 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
nose: lifting nose with well balanced tones of dark red cherries, sour cranberries, cedar, mint, black currants, and a touch of flowal tones. Has real good purity on the nose with real good depth that helps make a real classy nose
taste: great medium/full feel with big tannins and pure tones of dark red cherries, sour cranberries, mint, cedar, some leather, and black currants. Very polished feel, but comes off as extremely tight and young with medium acidity
overall: A baby, but this has the chance to be a real beauty in the years to come. The tannins are fairly chewy right now, so patience is needed, but one will be very happy to have this in about 13 years
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