Community Tasting Note

• markydecker Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 19, 2023 - Via Coravin, had to have a glass to check on this. As suspected, after 8 years, still painfully young. Given my extensive experience with much older vintages of Ridge York Creek PS from the late 70’s, early 80’s and 90’s, best advice is patience. This needs at least another 5 years in the cellar. Dense and concentrated, medium plus acidity, jammy black fruits, graphite, road tar, creosote, garrigue. When properly aged, these wines can be sublime. Higher scores ahead. Put them away at the bottom of your cellar and forget about them for a while…

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• PNIELSEN commented:

  9/21/23, 12:38 PM - This is a timely review, thanks. I was just thinking about the one bottle I have left and vaccillating as to whether I should pop it in the fall, or stay the course and let it age for a few more years. Your comments made me come to my senses.

• markydecker commented:

  9/21/23, 7:37 PM - Excellent! I am amazed at how all over the place some CT reviews can be. On this same thread someone alludes to this being over the hill, which could not be further from the truth. I have 5 more of these and they won’t see daylight for at least another 5 years. It’s an old school wine out of place in this world of instant gratification. Cheers :)

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