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2018 Ridge Zinfandel Paso Robles

Zinfandel

  • USA
  • California
  • Central Coast
  • Paso Robles
Drink between 2020 - 2026 (Edit)
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Community Tasting Notes 63

  • ptm wrote: 92 points

    March 11, 2024 - I had made a private note to myself that this would peak at about 2022. I was wrong. This still has some legs, another couple of years. For those 1200 bottles that are still out there on CT, you are in luck. This is a very clean, restrained red fruit taste that the former winemaker Eric Baugher nailed on his release tasting notes in Jan 2020: "Dark garnet-red color. Aromas of ripe plum and cherry fruits, sweet oak, and complex gravel earth. Enters with sweet bramble fruit, rich tannins, toasted oak, and complex minerality. Refreshing acidity supports a long finish. EB (1/20)"

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • ppandian wrote: 90 points

    May 16, 2023 - Typical Ridge Zin. Spicy and brambly. A little fruit forward on day one but really good day two. Restrained black and red berries. Fine and balanced tannins.

    On a Ridge kick. Paso Robles, Pagani the last few days of and a 2014 York Creek next up.

  • tward Likes this wine:

    May 7, 2023 - A very nice Paso Zin from Ridge. Had along with the Frog's Leap with a traditional tri tip dinner. This had an expressive profile with the warmth of Paso but restrained, showing off the quality of the Benito Dusi vineyard. So enjoyable and easy to drink. Very "clean", too, transparency and vibrancy.

    14.8% abv

  • Veg Likes this wine:

    March 13, 2023 - Very tasty. Classic Zin with lots of fruit but also depth.

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • BaroloBucky Likes this wine: 91 points

    February 11, 2023 - Double decant an hour prior. This is a nice balanced zin typical of the Ridge profile. Fairly fruit forward as expected with Paso, but there’s some nice complexity here as well and it’s not overwhelmingly dense or alcoholic. Red fruits, cedar, thyme. Medium-long finish. Worth the roughly $32 paid.

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    Sonoma: Another Brilliant Vintage in 2018, 5/21/2020 (link)

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2018
  • Type Red
  • Producer Ridge
  • Varietal Zinfandel
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion Central Coast
  • Appellation Paso Robles
  • UPC Codes 744442861002, 744442861057, 744442869008

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 26 (1%)
  • In Cellars 1,211 (50%)
  • Consumed 1,168 (49%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

beef, lamb, poultry

Who Likes This Wine

98% Like It  63 votes

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