2010 Ridge Geyserville
Community Tasting Note
forceberry wrote:
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - A field blend of Zinfandel (64%), Carignan (20%), Durif (12%), Alicante Bouschet (2%) and Mourvèdre (2%), aged for 12-13 months in American oak barrels, of which 10% are new and 12% are once used. Bottled in Ferbruary 2012. 14% alcohol. Tasted blind.
Dark, somewhat translucent and still relatively youthful dark ruby color. Big, sweet-toned and slightly developed nose with rich aromas of boysenberries, some raisiny tones, a little bit of dried brambles and other forest fruits, light floral tones, an attractive woody hint of pencil shavings and a touch of wild strawberries. The wine is lively, medium-to-moderately full-bodied and somewhat developed on the palate with some nice sense of concentration and complex flavors of brambly blackberries and wizened dark furits, sweet Christmas spices, some peppery spice, a little bit of evolved raisiny fruit, light woody notes of pencil shavings, a meaty hint of umami and a sweet touch of prunes. The wine is enjoyably structured with its high acidity and firm, moderately grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is rich, long and moderately grippy with complex flavors of juicy dark fruits and wizened black cherries, some boysenberries, a little bit of meaty umami, light raisiny tones, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of savory wood spice. The bright acidity lends good freshness and persistence to the aftertaste.
A lovely, rich and vibrant California red that is slowly approaching its plateau of maturity. The wine is still relatively youthful in its style, so there is obviously still some way to go, but the developed, savory notes are slowly starting to emerge, lending lovely depth and complexity to the wine. Overall the wine seems to have lost some of its weight and ripe-fruited sweetness over the years, coming across as slightly lighter-weight in body. Most likely the wine will continue to improve at least a handful of years more and then keep good at least another decade. Consistently one of the most enjoyable Californian wines - it manages to show good sense of place without coming across as stereotypically "Californian" Zin. Great value at 40,30€.
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