2016 Ridge Geyserville
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Charlie N Likes this wine:
91 Points
Sunday, September 6, 2020 - My first Geyserville
Decanted for an hour, decanted back into the bottle and tasted an hour later. Clearly this wine isn't meant to be rushed so I missed out on the better part of half the bottle.
Revisited 5 days later and good lord. No bizarre or particularly unique sensory notes (the usual mint/menthol, spice/pepper, *rich* mocha) but the clarity of expression and depth of articulation this far into the lifetime of this open bottle makes totally apparent the inevitable reward for long-term patience.
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Comment posted by FredericoWines:
9/7/2020 7:00:00 AM - OMG, 5 days passed and it still tasted good? Did you use Coravin or something?
Comment posted by Charlie N:
9/7/2020 11:45:00 AM - No Coravin, just recorked and kept in the refrigerator.
Comment posted by Vinomazing:
9/7/2020 8:27:00 PM - That is awesome and helps confirm my initial exp, so thank you. Did a 10 day test, kept corked and 64 degrees... cheers to the future
Comment posted by lockestep:
9/9/2020 4:55:00 AM - Geyserville in good vintages is an incredibly long-lived wine. Tanzer had the 1993 two years ago and wrote it would last another decade. He had the 1970 at the same tasting and noted it was showing beautifully. I try to give these at least a decade before wading in.
Comment posted by michigan dogs:
9/11/2020 4:24:00 PM - Geyserville is a go to wine for me, almost every bottle has been great and I am not a zin fan. Great value IMO