December 3, 2016 - Dark chocolate and raspberry jam. Tasty cocktail wine, though not what I'd expect from Ridge, and certainly not one with 13 years of age.
February 13, 2016 - AWESOME - drink now and enjoy
December 22, 2015 - Opened for spaghetti. Solid red to orange on the rim. A little thinned out, certainly not the fruit bomb any more....but, Wow, superb nose of cherry Coke. Vanilla and cherry, with secondaries. Impressive fruit and length. No signs of being over the hill. One of the most impressive zins I have had in a while. Just rounding into form.
November 12, 2013 - probably a year too long in the cellar...
September 15, 2013 - A bit of heat at the end, certainly from de 15%+ alcohol, but otherwise a delicious, mature zin, great barbecue companion.
March 28, 2013 - Reminded me of an Old Vine Zin with that back end "sweetness" and at 15%+ alcohol it felt hot and a little Jammy upfront. Still, compared to the 03 Ridge Ponzo I opened a few nights back, much bramblier, and in some ways even younger (could that be possible?). The Ponzo improved considerably over the ensuing week, I can only wonder what this might become..... See below
February 3, 2012 - A faint, somewhat alcoholic blackberry jam nose. Sweet blackberry jam flavors with a big hit of warm spice and a touch of garrigue. Very velvety mature tannins add lots of texture. A lovely mature Zin, probably at its peak.
January 21, 2012 - Yum, rich deep dark cherry, full bodied, great balance an absolute joy.
August 1, 2011 - i really enjoyed this - nice fruit but not overwhelming. Great wth mexican food for family dinner.
April 18, 2011 - Concentrated blackberry and tannic with lots of heat.