Community Tasting Notes 3

• jsulliv Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 10, 2015 - Opened as part of some weekend birthday celebrations, this was a pop and pour. Rather opaque and rust-colored with considerable bricking. Initially had somewhat of a sharp, acrid smell to it that thankfully blew off after a few minutes in the glass with gentle swirling, leaving behind a pleasant surprise. Dried flowers/potpourri, leather, and tea leaves on the nose. In the mouth this is light and drying, with faint flavors of tart cranberry, cinnamon, black tea, dried cherries, and orange zest. Consumed over an hour and a half, slowly rising from cellar temp, and with no discernible fading during that time. Most likely way over-the-hill and by far and away the oldest Zin I've tasted, this was a very interesting experience nonetheless.

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• zscheiner Does not like this wine:

  March 27, 2014 - 1970 - 1978 Ridge Zinfandels (Tom's House, Palo Alto, CA): Funky nose, peppermint, maybe band-aid? I suspected brett, others disagreed. Much better in the mouth, dried black fruit, but the nose was tough to overcome. (my 8th, group's 8th)

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• affordableCollector wrote: 89 points

  March 27, 2014 - brown, orange, in the color. brisk lemon ice tea, on the nose. lemon, tea, mocha, on the palate. mild acid, on the finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1976
• Type Red
• Producer Ridge
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Jimsomare
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
• Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 2 (29%)
• In Cellars 3 (43%)
• Consumed 2 (29%)

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