January 7, 2010 - Always excellent.
October 21, 2009 - Surprisingly a nice zin blend. A large, thick fruity wine, as one might expect, but it does have varying layers of fruit. Much better on the first night than on the second. Drink within the next year.
October 17, 2009 - All Ridge Zina a re A+
September 16, 2008 - Good fruit-fwd nose, not quite jammy but definitely fruit up front with a little kiss of oak. Nice vibrant flavors on the palate and especially enjoyable tannins on the end. Impressive.
August 9, 2008 - Quite a surprise, as I wasn't expecting much from this given its modest price. Zinfandel dominates the blend, but the remaining 28% mélange seems to add a bit of acidity and food-friendliness. Dark fruit on nose with hints of wood. Medium bodied on the palate with a pleasant peppery backdrop.
April 19, 2008 - It's Saturday night ... we're at home cocooning ... I'm grilling New York strips after decanting the Ridge ... it was tough, but waited about 45 minutes before tasting ... and then ... well, if you're a Zin lover, this is a great wine for you. Dark fruit, almost jammy and stood up well against the steak. It would have been reall easy to open another bottle, but Sunday morning before church would not have been as much fun as Saturday night! Ridge makes great Zins or Zin blend wines, so treat yourself with a bottle!
January 11, 2008 - Ripe, spicy nose with lots of red/black fruit and fleshy mouthfeel. Balanced nicely for the pricepoint. Fun drinking wine that works well with steak and bistro food or for dinking on any day that ends in 'Y".
August 9, 2007 - Nice wine, lighter in body and color than expected, and a good value.
February 6, 2007 - See note from 03/06. The 2003 Three Valleys is an outstanding wine. Sadly, this was our last bottle. We tried the 2004 and did not find it to be nearly as good as the 2003. The 2005 was recently released so hopefully that one will stand up to the 03. We'll see.
October 20, 2006 - Nice but no outstanding features.