Community Tasting Note
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JCGuthrie wrote: 93 points
September 30, 2020 - Served as part of a blind tasting, wherein I knew what I brought, but did not know what either of the other two bottles were. I decanted this about two hours and it received some additional time open back in the bottle. All wines were served blind. I immediately recognized this as my wine based on the earth, mushroom, tart red fruit and balsamic notes. In a better spot than the last bottle a few years back. Still has plenty of time ahead of it.
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2 Comments
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JShearerii commented:
10/1/20, 5:17 AM - Which wine was judged the best in your blind tasting?
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JCGuthrie commented:
10/1/20, 7:17 AM - The only guidelines for the blind tasting were newer than 2005 vintage and Bordeaux-shaped bottle. The wines were 2010 Argiano, 2015 Ridge Geyserville and 2018 Frog's Leap Zinfandel. The Argiano was my favorite, followed by the Ridge, then the Frog's Leap (but all three were very enjoyable wines). Surprisingly, the two zins were more different than similar, with Frog's Leap having a heavy pepper element. My wife ranked them Ridge, Frog's Leap, Argiano, as she tends to favor more fruit and less earth.