Polished off a corvine bottle while cooking roast beef dinner. Good stuff, very drinkable nothing not to like. Well balanced cherry cola, herbs, good acidity.
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I first tried a bottle sometime in February, and was disappointed, and then another early June, still not ready, I decided to revisit just today, July 21st, and it is now living up to its price point. I will wait at least a month before trying, but this is the first time I enjoyed a bottle from this batch.
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On the soft side. A bit of sweet fruit. A fine drink, but nothing special. Has the Ridge flavor profile but lacks the depth of their better wines. Dark, good acidic finish. Drink or hold.
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This is just a so-so effort for Ridge. I immediately noticed how little extraction this showed. It's already translucent. So of course not very fleshy feeling for a young Zin. Interesting to read that they co-fermented the Petit Sirah and Carignan even if only 5 and 10% respectively. A lot more tannin that you would expect for so little PS but that is likely explained by all the wood I detected. Not really overt new wood but just straight wood grain. It actually showed more on the following nights. Pretty sure the only way that strong tannin got there with a light body and a wee bit of PS is from the wood. And it's not integrated at this point. A few more years might let that happen but I'm not sure the concentration is here to suck up all that wood. It will certainly last long enough to experiment with. I'm hoping they will dial that back in future vintages. This source seems like it could be somewhat unique in the Zin lineup.
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Nice wine, very drinkable, enough going on to keep one's interest through the bottle. PnP. Cherry, pine and clove aromas. Medium opacity and medium body. Cherry cola flavors with a bit of bitter stem sharpness adding character. Medium length finish with a tangy, acidic finish. This wine is subtle up front but has good depth and finish to keep me coming back for more. Don't remember what inspired me to pick up 4 of these, I typically do 2 for a wine I've never had, but these will make good middle of the week drinkers.
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1/20/2022 - rlsimon wrote: 89 Points
First night just okay. Pleasant on tongue, but notes of partially ripened plum.
Drank much better (90.5 vs 89) on 2nd night.
Looking forward to next bottle in several years from now.
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1/18/2021 - will46and2 Likes this wine: 92 Points
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1/9/2021 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Polished off a corvine bottle while cooking roast beef dinner. Good stuff, very drinkable nothing not to like. Well balanced cherry cola, herbs, good acidity.
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7/21/2020 - glamperi wrote: 91 Points
I first tried a bottle sometime in February, and was disappointed, and then another early June, still not ready, I decided to revisit just today, July 21st, and it is now living up to its price point. I will wait at least a month before trying, but this is the first time I enjoyed a bottle from this batch.
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4/1/2020 - MRichman wrote:
On the soft side. A bit of sweet fruit. A fine drink, but nothing special. Has the Ridge flavor profile but lacks the depth of their better wines. Dark, good acidic finish. Drink or hold.
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3/11/2020 - cbleary Likes this wine:
Fresh and red-fruited with an appealing mineral streak. Reminiscent of the 2017 East Bench.
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3/2/2020 - WetRock wrote:
This is just a so-so effort for Ridge. I immediately noticed how little extraction this showed. It's already translucent. So of course not very fleshy feeling for a young Zin. Interesting to read that they co-fermented the Petit Sirah and Carignan even if only 5 and 10% respectively. A lot more tannin that you would expect for so little PS but that is likely explained by all the wood I detected. Not really overt new wood but just straight wood grain. It actually showed more on the following nights. Pretty sure the only way that strong tannin got there with a light body and a wee bit of PS is from the wood. And it's not integrated at this point. A few more years might let that happen but I'm not sure the concentration is here to suck up all that wood. It will certainly last long enough to experiment with. I'm hoping they will dial that back in future vintages. This source seems like it could be somewhat unique in the Zin lineup.
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2/28/2020 - DrBad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice wine, very drinkable, enough going on to keep one's interest through the bottle. PnP. Cherry, pine and clove aromas. Medium opacity and medium body. Cherry cola flavors with a bit of bitter stem sharpness adding character. Medium length finish with a tangy, acidic finish. This wine is subtle up front but has good depth and finish to keep me coming back for more. Don't remember what inspired me to pick up 4 of these, I typically do 2 for a wine I've never had, but these will make good middle of the week drinkers.
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