Damn this was good. I guess the earlier bottles were in an awkward phase or it was bottle variation. Perfect balance between power, fruit, earth, and funk. Amazing savoury aromas, nice punchy plum and blackberry fruit, and plenty of earth and spice.
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Tasting great right now. Still bright berry fruit and nice secondary and tertiary notes in the background. Elegant and easy to drink. 5 left but I don't think I need to rush to drink them.
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My last bottle of this vintage... The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, black currant (cassis), blackberry and blueberry. It tastes like blackberry, red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long.
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This was in a nice spot. It's great to find some Ridge Zins that are nice to drink at this age without a clear view of having a huge upside ten years down the road.
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I wasn't as much of a fan of this as I was my last go. The oak is sticking out more now. It's obviously American oak which doesn't bother me. It's just sort of dominating the nose now. Other wise this is doing well. It comes off as lean even with the weight of the 14.5%. Nice dark purple fruits that have that Carignan leading edge. Light tannin.
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I noticed that "the public" has given this wine a lower score (much lower) than I did, but I personally enjoyed this Zin...aroma and flavor. Moderate acidity, moderate finish, smooth tannins...I call it as I see it.
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A little awkward at times, closed down. When more open, it was leathery and punchy. Nice acidity. I can see the kindred spirit between this and the Cabernet we've had from this vineyard from other producers.
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In a weird spot right now... was a little jumbled and disjointed... definitely a hold to drink wine. Slightly jammy and tart... has potential, just in a weird spot right now. Scored based on right now.
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Just a great bottle of Zin (84%) and Carignane (16%) from Ridge. Never disappoints. We let it breathe for about an hour before pouring. Strong nose of cherries. Very fruit forward. A real pleasure! The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry. It tastes like cherry and black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
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Nice and savory but still with some primary zin fruit coming through. Medium acid and low-medium tannin, oak still needs some time to integrate - this is pretty sharply woody at the moment, especially on the back-end. Buchignani can take some time to come round but this is just starting to enter its drinking window. Very nice but not quite there yet - my only concern is that the VA on this is a little high so I'm wondering how it'll handle the next few years. We'll see! 14.7% ~$35.
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With Eggplant parmesan. Medium ruby, good color to the rim. Dark fruit tinged with spice on the nose. Smooth palate, enough acid/tannin to keep it from being flabby. Needed a bit of air to wake it up.
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W sunday burger, next to the Ridge Kite Hill 14. Very different, this has carignan and the Kite Hill has petite syrah. This was soft and had less punch. On its own is good but comparing with kite Hill this seemed uninteresting - somewhat strange conclusion but so be it. Later on I had it on itsown and it is good; good fruit, balance and finish. Maybe the beef was to much?
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Can’t tell if that’s cinnamon or allspice, but there’s a delicate something on the nose that’s enchanting. Nice acid and medium long finish, but this one wins on mouthfeel. Round, supple, seductive. Paired with Marta’s weekday meatloaf.
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Reserved and tart right after opening but relaxed after 10-20 minutes or so. On the lips kiss of oak. Some light dill notes. Very good in build, being it's got a nice somewhat lean acidic palate. A nice amount of tannin. Expressive but not complex. The Zin blend bottlings from this vineyard continue to impress. I'm a bit surprised they haven't added this to the regular lineup. But they also hold this longer than the flagship Zin blends. That's probably due to the obvious structure. I'm a fan. This will easily age for another decade without losing much. It could improve if it gains complexity. Pretty good right now with some air.
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11/19/2023 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice Zin in a good spot. Dark fruit, licorice, smokey.
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3/20/2023 - klezman wrote:
Damn this was good. I guess the earlier bottles were in an awkward phase or it was bottle variation. Perfect balance between power, fruit, earth, and funk. Amazing savoury aromas, nice punchy plum and blackberry fruit, and plenty of earth and spice.
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3/11/2023 - ChateauShiny Likes this wine: 93 Points
No formal TNs written, but spot on perfect aged zin. Drinking in a perfect spot now.
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9/15/2022 - Old School Fan wrote: 91 Points
Tasting great right now. Still bright berry fruit and nice secondary and tertiary notes in the background. Elegant and easy to drink. 5 left but I don't think I need to rush to drink them.
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4/23/2022 - Jeff Ferrante Likes this wine: 94 Points
My last bottle of this vintage...
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, black currant (cassis), blackberry and blueberry. It tastes like blackberry, red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long.
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2/7/2022 - klezman wrote:
This was in a nice spot. It's great to find some Ridge Zins that are nice to drink at this age without a clear view of having a huge upside ten years down the road.
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1/18/2022 - casjf Likes this wine: 90 Points
Flavors of liquorice, black plum and black cherry. Delicious!
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1/17/2022 - casjf Likes this wine: 90 Points
Licorice, black plum and black cherry flavors predominate.
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8/29/2021 - WetRock wrote:
I wasn't as much of a fan of this as I was my last go. The oak is sticking out more now. It's obviously American oak which doesn't bother me. It's just sort of dominating the nose now. Other wise this is doing well. It comes off as lean even with the weight of the 14.5%. Nice dark purple fruits that have that Carignan leading edge. Light tannin.
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3/12/2021 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Not bad. $26. Probably about right.
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12/12/2020 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I noticed that "the public" has given this wine a lower score (much lower) than I did, but I personally enjoyed this Zin...aroma and flavor. Moderate acidity, moderate finish, smooth tannins...I call it as I see it.
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11/26/2020 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Quite average for a Ridge. Fairly unidimensional, not complex or interesting, can understand why they added carignane to give it some structure.
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10/26/2020 - snsharma Likes this wine: 90 Points
On day one, I opened this up and it was all over the place. Needs 45m to get going, then goes down after another 45m. I VacuVin’d it til the next day.
On day two, much better. Good red fruit, well balanced. Rated based on day 2.
So, either give it a long decant now or wait 3ish years.
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10/25/2020 - Guarded by Griffs Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great age. Drink now or soon. Full flavor.
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10/17/2020 - klezman wrote:
A little awkward at times, closed down. When more open, it was leathery and punchy. Nice acidity. I can see the kindred spirit between this and the Cabernet we've had from this vineyard from other producers.
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9/20/2020 - rbfleming Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brick red. Nice fruity bouquet. Lovely balance. Plums, some spice.
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5/19/2020 - VinoPKM wrote: 87 Points
In a weird spot right now... was a little jumbled and disjointed... definitely a hold to drink wine. Slightly jammy and tart... has potential, just in a weird spot right now. Scored based on right now.
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5/14/2020 - Skamanrev wrote:
Great wine drank with rib eye and pizza
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5/14/2020 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good wine. Blackberries and spice. A little narrow on the flavor profile but an enjoyable wine.
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4/22/2020 - Jeff Ferrante Likes this wine: 90 Points
Just a great bottle of Zin (84%) and Carignane (16%) from Ridge. Never disappoints. We let it breathe for about an hour before pouring. Strong nose of cherries. Very fruit forward. A real pleasure! The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry. It tastes like cherry and black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
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4/4/2020 - affordableCollector wrote: 90 Points
maroon, ruby, in color. cranberry, plum, forest floor, garrigue, coffee, tobacco, spice. chewy tannins, on a dark fruit finish.
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2/17/2020 - LC17SMP Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened and poured. It’s showing well. Got a little better with air. Plenty of fruit.
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1/31/2020 - Rich S wrote: 88 Points
No formal note taken. Ripe, jammy without being overdone and a little oaky but everyone seemed to enjoy it.
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11/18/2019 - Benj Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice and savory but still with some primary zin fruit coming through. Medium acid and low-medium tannin, oak still needs some time to integrate - this is pretty sharply woody at the moment, especially on the back-end. Buchignani can take some time to come round but this is just starting to enter its drinking window. Very nice but not quite there yet - my only concern is that the VA on this is a little high so I'm wondering how it'll handle the next few years. We'll see! 14.7% ~$35.
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11/10/2019 - bjschmitt Likes this wine: 88 Points
With Eggplant parmesan.
Medium ruby, good color to the rim.
Dark fruit tinged with spice on the nose.
Smooth palate, enough acid/tannin to keep it from being flabby. Needed a bit of air to wake it up.
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10/10/2019 - GaoCellar wrote: 89 Points
Funky vanilla extract on the nose. Tasted much different. Smooth and suitable drinking without food. Crowd pleaser.
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10/8/2019 - bowmanbc wrote: 85 Points
something was off with this as it had a slight raisin like taste.
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9/23/2019 - MRichman wrote:
I found this a little soft and sweet. Outshined by other Ridge on the night. Don't think it's getting any better. Good not great.
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9/21/2019 - brasstab wrote: 90 Points
Buoyant and round, with super bright red fruit and a light acidic finish. Bounces on the palette.
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8/10/2019 - Wandrewsu Likes this wine: 90 Points
Rounding into form.
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6/20/2019 - adnorthup Likes this wine: 92 Points
This thing is ready to roll already. Nice integration of fruit and early tertiary flavors. Drink one now and hold the rest of you have multiple.
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6/6/2019 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Smooth. Medium to light body. Nothing that stands out but very drinkable for the price.
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5/19/2019 - MichielV wrote: 89 Points
W sunday burger, next to the Ridge Kite Hill 14. Very different, this has carignan and the Kite Hill has petite syrah. This was soft and had less punch. On its own is good but comparing with kite Hill this seemed uninteresting - somewhat strange conclusion but so be it. Later on I had it on itsown and it is good; good fruit, balance and finish. Maybe the beef was to much?
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5/9/2019 - brasstab wrote: 90 Points
Can’t tell if that’s cinnamon or allspice, but there’s a delicate something on the nose that’s enchanting. Nice acid and medium long finish, but this one wins on mouthfeel. Round, supple, seductive. Paired with Marta’s weekday meatloaf.
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5/4/2019 - WetRock wrote:
Reserved and tart right after opening but relaxed after 10-20 minutes or so. On the lips kiss of oak. Some light dill notes. Very good in build, being it's got a nice somewhat lean acidic palate. A nice amount of tannin. Expressive but not complex. The Zin blend bottlings from this vineyard continue to impress. I'm a bit surprised they haven't added this to the regular lineup. But they also hold this longer than the flagship Zin blends. That's probably due to the obvious structure. I'm a fan. This will easily age for another decade without losing much. It could improve if it gains complexity. Pretty good right now with some air.
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4/25/2019 - CJM wrote: 84 Points
Clear garnet with no rim browning. Fig, dried cranberry, black cherry. Low acids, low tannins. Chocolate. Short balanced finish.
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