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Community Tasting Notes 7
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Horseflesh Likes this wine: 93 points
October 27, 2021 - Cork turned to crumbs but the wine suvived well. After a good few breaths the alchohol smell faded and this Merlot got really good. Super smooth velvety fruit. Faint hints of coacoa?
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jhw425 wrote: 91 points
September 3, 2019 - Great wine from High Mountain Liquor
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werlbonn Likes this wine: 93 points
July 1, 2019 - No decant. Consumed with food. Probably a bit past peak imho, however, this ist still a great wine. The balance between the different flavors is just great. I would drink this up within the next 2 or 3 years.
In detail: The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, black currant (cassis), raisin, cherry, plum, banana, mineral, espresso, cedar, oak, vanilla, lead pencil, sandalwood, cinnamon, violet, black olive, tea, eucalyptus, lavender, mint, walnut, honey and sherry. It tastes like strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, grapefruit, mineral, espresso, smokey bacon, lead pencil, black pepper, cinnamon, black olive, tea, mint, lavender, thyme, meaty, sherry, chocolate and walnut. The body is medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.1 person found this helpful Comment -
mwanasheria Likes this wine: 92 points
November 27, 2014 - Round and full with som cassis, brambles, underwood, earth, herbs. Quite nice.
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SimonG wrote: 92 points
August 23, 2013 - R, B, H, B @ Harwood Arms (Harwood Arms, London): Blind. Another Ridge. A little dustier on the nose with some blackcurrant leaf. Colour makes this seem a little younger but the palate suggests a little older. Softer. Early 90s Santa Cruz Cab? No, 97 Santa Cruz Merlot. ****
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2000, IWC Issue #90 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Merlot Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
- UPC Codes 5701440151004, 744442671977
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 28 (61%)
- Consumed 18 (39%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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