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Vindredi (Ridge Cellar Night)
Bellevue, WA
Tasted June 10, 2016 by dpolivy with 290 views
Introduction
Tonight's theme was Ridge; all wines were from a private collector's cellar.
Flight 1 - 2011 Horizontal (4 notes)
A tasting of 4 wines from the 2011 vintage. My and group ranking was: Geyserville, East Bench, Ponzo, Lytton Springs.
Red
2011 Ridge Zinfandel Ponzo Vineyard
Violet, spice, and purple fruits. Dense body, with pure red cherry fruit. Soft tannins and low/medium acid.
Red
2011 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench
Starts with sweet fruit and spice. Lush and lovely, with dark purple and black fruit. Finishes softly and well balanced.
Red
2011 Ridge Lytton Springs
flawed
Menthol, eucalyptus and green pepper on the nose. Mint, earth, and funk. A touch effervescent? Acidic and bitter. This was definitely off.
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Red
2011 Ridge Geyserville
Nose of smoke and spice. Lush and lovely, so elegant. Purple flowers, black cherry, spice. Densely packed body, with soft, fine tannins and medium-plus acidity.
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Flight 2 - Paso Robles Vertical (4 notes)
My ranking: 2010, 2002, 2014, 2006.
Group ranking: 2002, 2010, 2014, 2006.
Red
2014 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles
Dense, brambly, and sweet. Soft and pure fruit; blackberry and cherry. Soft tannins with balanced acid.
Red
2010 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles
A touch medicinal, with spice, blackberry jam, and syrup. Dense and juicy on the palate. Finishes with fine, dusty tannins.
Red
2006 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles
Green pepper and vegetal on the nose. More savory, with meat, leather, raisin, and dried fruit. Perhaps a bit over the hill.
Red
2002 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles
Showing its age; a bit raisin-y and sweet. Fine tannin and medium acid.
Flight 3 - Lytton Springs Vertical (4 notes)
My ranking: 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012.
Group ranking: 2000, 2012, 2003, 2008.
Red
2012 Ridge Lytton Springs
Sweet fruit and flowers on the nose. Candy, plum, cherry on the body. Lovely balance.
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2008 Ridge Lytton Springs
Juicy, sweet black fruit balanced out with a bit of spice. Soft, fine tannins on the finish. Lovely and enjoyable.
Red
2003 Ridge Lytton Springs
Savory and spicy. This is getting into secondary flavors, with the fruit moving to the background. Finishes with persistent fine tannin and good acid. In a nice place.
Red
2000 Ridge Lytton Springs
Sweet and overly raisin-y. A bit jammy, but holding up well for its age and the best of the vertical.