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Red
2016 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Dry Creek Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 59
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ShellyW wrote:
April 17, 2024 - Delicious
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MichielV wrote: 90 points
December 29, 2023 - Not in CT inventory. With mushroom risotto. Very good medium weightzin. Great fruit spine and decent length good zin qualities. Drink now since it is very good
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ogres3 Likes this wine: 89 points
July 24, 2023 - Pretty average for a 2016 Ridge zin.
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MRichman wrote:
April 14, 2023 - Good soft-ish fruit. Baking spices plus Ridge bergamot. Drinking great right now and for another 3-5 years. Good, but not up to the Geyserville of the same vintage.
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Bodwigg wrote: flawed
October 28, 2022 - TCA. It cleared up a bit with some air, but corked.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard East Bench
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Dry Creek Valley
- UPC Codes 093532000136, 4704411889167, 6711042889006, 744442889006, 744442889167, 8714102889006
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (0%)
- In Cellars 724 (42%)
- Consumed 1,008 (58%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
barbecue, barbecued pork ribs, Bone in ribeye steak, smoked pork, smoked pork ribsWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 63 votes
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- ProducerRidge
- VarietyZinfandel
- VineyardEast Bench
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationDry Creek Valley
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