Opened for 1 hour. Color still deep ruby but getting some orange on the rim. On the nose: Pepper, cassis, strawberry , vanilla and some funk at the end. On the palate :Very nice Strawberry and mixed berries and some nice vanilla. Quite smooth and elegant. The finish is very long. I get strawberry and soft vanilla long after I’ve swallowed. Tastes fresh for it’s age IMO. I think this is drinking very well.
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A fairly well made wine that will displays typical notes of Grenache without much support from the other varietals present (Petite Sirah, Zinfandel). Displays a predictably medium garnet color and on the approach delivers some nice notes of blackberries, blueberries and perhaps a touch of cedar - almost reminiscent of a modernist Barolo. The wine really just slightly past peak however; it is not bad, just not going to develop any further. Tannins were very smooth, allowing for fruit to really jump to the forefront but in a fairly muted way. Decanted, the wine stood up for a good hour so no need to rush and drink every last bottle, but I think it's in the 7th inning at least. Just a touch more backbone and this bottle would've rated 90+ and improved it's aging trajectory.
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Right out of the bottle with tropical Grenache notes. Trademark ridge barrel has smoothed out quite a bit. Remembering the gren /Syrah 04 drank a few years ago was tough, this smooth. Interesting with almost a quarter of the blend coming from petite sirah and zin. The zin definitely pops on the finish with strawberry preserve. Raspberry and black fruit spread. Softly tannic at this stage. Ready to go! Excellent
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Dark red color. Nose of red fruits, plum, a bit of smoke. Palate is initially tannic with cherry, raspberry, earth, and iron. Finish is medium-long. On day two, the tannins integrate and this drinks much better. Decant or hold.
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Aroma: musky blackberries and roasted meat with hints of tobacco. Palate: Rich and plush with red cherries, plums and currants. Mature tannins and moderate acidity. Some notes of garrigue, wood spice, lavender and leather. Complex and very enjoyable. Drink now.
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Upon opening with wine was a jumble mess with an off putting finish- tart. But after some air this wine showed a lot better. Was happy with this one and need to rejoin the Ridge ATP. I like the PS in this wine.
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Tasted at OC4PokerXIII over a 3 hour period. Best served at cellar temp (and kept there), this was one my favs of the tasting. I think tplskylrk's note is spot on. Bravo!
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Drink now. Needed 1-2 hrs to open. Good but on the down slope as the finish was a bit briar like - and the mid-point of the taste while softer had lost character. The label recommended 1-5 yrs from '06 bottling (yes -it's the 04! Bottled in '06) so I'm a bit too blame here in '12.
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Dark fruit nose, also fruit forward with a bit of a peppery finish. Overall a pretty complex wine that was great with food. I wish I had 10 more bottles as opposed to the one I have left.
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With Linguine and Italian Sausage in home made tomato sauce. Beautiful and bright burgunder, no longer opagque, but still alive. Great nose, blackberry/cherry and peppter. Dry, smooth, nicely integrated, bright fruit, some spice but an almost sweet pepper (if that makes any sense). Great length, nice medium-full body. Still holding since last taste a year ago.
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Grenache Tasting at Dan's (Chez Dan): Dark purple color. Nose is a bit reserved, with cassis and some nice herbal notes. On the palate, flavors of cassis and black cherry, with lovely purity to the fruit flavors. Still very tannic, with velvety mouthcoating tannin. Nice finish. This was not as intense or concentrated as the 05 Janasse VV served immediately before it, but it had a poise and elegance the Janasse lacked. Would love to try this in 10 years.
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P&P. Same color as before. Got some Scotch Whiskey peaty thing going on. The PS is really there on the finish. Tight, black PS scrape the palate. Nice lingering finish. Goos stuff, could use more time. Day II. Nose is more cherry, but not all that together. The palate is nice and rich, the ps still dominates the wines parts, big long tart red fruit finish, Grenache and the ps comes in and rears is head, but much closer together and you can see this may be a really nice wine in 2 more years. Yummy stuff.
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Lovely blueberry fruit with nice dry graphite. A little vanilla and cassis, perhaps. Scent is heady and deep in cherry, blackberry. Balanced and lovely.
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Landed in Mumbai, opened the suitcase, ordered a balanced Indian meal. Murg, Raita, Naan, Black dal, Indian green Chiles . . . popped & poured. Not too dark ruby. Earthy, Grenache & PS dominate. Love the PS. Earthy, woody in a good way, dried fruit, a bit of CDP going on in a Draper way. Nice light feel in the mouth, a little drying, but with substantial dried cherry fruit, charred oak, dried sprigs of lavender. Just a bit too much PS in this, the tannins are still a bit unripe, the fruit may not last. Great with the heavy cream of the raita and ghee in the dahl, but on it's own it needs time. Maybe overnite this puppy will open up. Still way young, and hope eternal the fruit hangs on. This either goes to 92 in a 5 years or falls into an acid alcoholic oak y drying mess.
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With Coq au Vin. Bright ruby, no longer opaque but still lively. Nice nose, good fruit with blended sweet spices. The wine is totally integrated now, smooth, rich, cherry/berry, a touch of fruit sweetness, nicely polished. Good finish. If I pick a movie star to compare to - this one is Kate Hepburn: classy, a bit more subtle than appears as first blush. Very nice wine.
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Tasted when it was on pre-release and really liked it (with 1 hour breathing time). Bought 4 bottles, and finally opened one tonight. Same comments as others. It didn't start melding together until decanted for 90 minutes. Only drank one glass with a 3-meat chili which was okay, earthy and cocoa notes began to balance out the Pet/Zin dark jam heat- saving the rest for tomorrow, sealed and chilled, and may try with lamb dish. I think I will wait a couple of years before cracking into the next bottle; just plain tooo disjointed at the moment.
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Popped and poured (probably a mistake). Nose: Strawberries, raspberries, mint, quite a bit of heat. Palate: Red fruit, chalky tannins, and quite a bit of heat. Definitely enjoyable but a bit out of balance at this point.
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Bright, almost wild red fruit, with a dusting of cocoa powder. As many others have mentioned, this is still very tight at six years old. It certainly has the primary fruit to withstand cellaring, but I don't see this ever developing the great secondary characteristics of, say, a Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I would be interested to taste this again in 2015.
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Tight and tannic. Give this some more time if you have a cool cellar. Decent fruit underneath, but needs time to have the tannins soften and let the fruit shine through.
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I thought I had finally found a Ridge that I DIDN"T like, but by the second glass it was opening up and some nice fruit emerged. As per others, needs alot of breathing and time.
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LA/OC Welcomes Hollowine! (WCC & Houston's Irvine): Popped and poured. Pretty gritty, chalky tannins dominate this wine at the pop and mask the dark fruit and tar underneath. Muted nose with hints of black flowers and blackberries. This needs time, time, time to hopefully integrated those tannins. It seriously was like drinking sandpaper. Once the tannins began to mellow with some air there are some really nice dark fruit and earth flavors in there, just not sure what to make of it right now.
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A bit funky with American oak and hints of spice on the nose. Color is rustic mahogany, and is of medium depth. Medium bodied on the palate. Earthy, spices, figs & plums - a very elegant style. I would recommend drinking this in the near term.
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10/13/2020 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened for 1 hour. Color still deep ruby but getting some orange on the rim. On the nose: Pepper, cassis, strawberry , vanilla and some funk at the end. On the palate :Very nice Strawberry and mixed berries and some nice vanilla. Quite smooth and elegant. The finish is very long. I get strawberry and soft vanilla long after I’ve swallowed. Tastes fresh for it’s age IMO. I think this is drinking very well.
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9/8/2019 - beerenauslese wrote:
Still a bit tannic but possessing good acidity
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6/4/2017 - hrazdiiv wrote: 89 Points
A fairly well made wine that will displays typical notes of Grenache without much support from the other varietals present (Petite Sirah, Zinfandel). Displays a predictably medium garnet color and on the approach delivers some nice notes of blackberries, blueberries and perhaps a touch of cedar - almost reminiscent of a modernist Barolo. The wine really just slightly past peak however; it is not bad, just not going to develop any further. Tannins were very smooth, allowing for fruit to really jump to the forefront but in a fairly muted way. Decanted, the wine stood up for a good hour so no need to rush and drink every last bottle, but I think it's in the 7th inning at least. Just a touch more backbone and this bottle would've rated 90+ and improved it's aging trajectory.
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2/3/2016 - camben Likes this wine:
Right out of the bottle with tropical Grenache notes. Trademark ridge barrel has smoothed out quite a bit. Remembering the gren /Syrah 04 drank a few years ago was tough, this smooth. Interesting with almost a quarter of the blend coming from petite sirah and zin. The zin definitely pops on the finish with strawberry preserve. Raspberry and black fruit spread. Softly tannic at this stage. Ready to go!
Excellent
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1/17/2016 - fredb Likes this wine:
Dark red color. Nose of red fruits, plum, a bit of smoke. Palate is initially tannic with cherry, raspberry, earth, and iron. Finish is medium-long. On day two, the tannins integrate and this drinks much better. Decant or hold.
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10/2/2015 - kosinski wrote:
Aroma: musky blackberries and roasted meat with hints of tobacco.
Palate: Rich and plush with red cherries, plums and currants. Mature tannins and moderate acidity. Some notes of garrigue, wood spice, lavender and leather. Complex and very enjoyable. Drink now.
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8/4/2014 - CT2012 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very nice wine - decant for at least two hours
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3/18/2014 - moxielady wrote: 90 Points
A food wine w fair bit if acid but solid tannic structure on finish w tobacco notes.
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8/13/2012 - rcurlee wrote: 88 Points
Tasted fantastic after aeration. I take that to indicate it has plenty of time left in it.
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7/1/2012 - VinoPKM wrote: 89 Points
Upon opening with wine was a jumble mess with an off putting finish- tart. But after some air this wine showed a lot better. Was happy with this one and need to rejoin the Ridge ATP. I like the PS in this wine.
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6/9/2012 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Tasted at OC4PokerXIII over a 3 hour period. Best served at cellar temp (and kept there), this was one my favs of the tasting. I think tplskylrk's note is spot on. Bravo!
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2/19/2012 - wagging_tail wrote: 83 Points
Drink now. Needed 1-2 hrs to open. Good but on the down slope as the finish was a bit briar like - and the mid-point of the taste while softer had lost character. The label recommended 1-5 yrs from '06 bottling (yes -it's the 04! Bottled in '06) so I'm a bit too blame here in '12.
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1/5/2012 - casjf wrote: 85 Points
- Crimsom color. It's unbalanced with a medium/full body. Linear texture with a medium finish.
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1/1/2012 - rcurlee wrote:
Lots of plum and prune. It may have been corked. It wasn't unpleasant, but it wasn't anything like the other reviews.
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11/21/2011 - kosinski wrote:
Still quite tannic. Hopefully the fruit will outlive the tannins.
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9/7/2011 - tanda wrote: 93 Points
Dark fruit nose, also fruit forward with a bit of a peppery finish. Overall a pretty complex wine that was great with food. I wish I had 10 more bottles as opposed to the one I have left.
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8/28/2011 - bjschmitt wrote: 91 Points
With Linguine and Italian Sausage in home made tomato sauce.
Beautiful and bright burgunder, no longer opagque, but still alive.
Great nose, blackberry/cherry and peppter.
Dry, smooth, nicely integrated, bright fruit, some spice but an almost sweet pepper (if that makes any sense).
Great length, nice medium-full body.
Still holding since last taste a year ago.
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2/26/2011 - coremill wrote: 91 Points
Grenache Tasting at Dan's (Chez Dan): Dark purple color. Nose is a bit reserved, with cassis and some nice herbal notes. On the palate, flavors of cassis and black cherry, with lovely purity to the fruit flavors. Still very tannic, with velvety mouthcoating tannin. Nice finish. This was not as intense or concentrated as the 05 Janasse VV served immediately before it, but it had a poise and elegance the Janasse lacked. Would love to try this in 10 years.
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12/21/2010 - tplskylrk wrote: 90 Points
P&P. Same color as before. Got some Scotch Whiskey peaty thing going on. The PS is really there on the finish. Tight, black PS scrape the palate. Nice lingering finish. Goos stuff, could use more time. Day II. Nose is more cherry, but not all that together. The palate is nice and rich, the ps still dominates the wines parts, big long tart red fruit finish, Grenache and the ps comes in and rears is head, but much closer together and you can see this may be a really nice wine in 2 more years. Yummy stuff.
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12/10/2010 - marksfamily wrote: 83 Points
Lovely blueberry fruit with nice dry graphite. A little vanilla and cassis, perhaps. Scent is heady and deep in cherry, blackberry. Balanced and lovely.
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11/13/2010 - jrlamia wrote: 89 Points
Cocoa notes, tart cherry, medium tannins.
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11/12/2010 - jrlamia wrote: 89 Points
Cocoa notes, tart cherry, medium tannins.
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10/11/2010 - tplskylrk wrote: 89 Points
Landed in Mumbai, opened the suitcase, ordered a balanced Indian meal. Murg, Raita, Naan, Black dal, Indian green Chiles . . . popped & poured. Not too dark ruby. Earthy, Grenache & PS dominate. Love the PS. Earthy, woody in a good way, dried fruit, a bit of CDP going on in a Draper way. Nice light feel in the mouth, a little drying, but with substantial dried cherry fruit, charred oak, dried sprigs of lavender. Just a bit too much PS in this, the tannins are still a bit unripe, the fruit may not last. Great with the heavy cream of the raita and ghee in the dahl, but on it's own it needs time. Maybe overnite this puppy will open up. Still way young, and hope eternal the fruit hangs on. This either goes to 92 in a 5 years or falls into an acid alcoholic oak y drying mess.
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10/2/2010 - bjschmitt wrote: 91 Points
With Coq au Vin.
Bright ruby, no longer opaque but still lively.
Nice nose, good fruit with blended sweet spices.
The wine is totally integrated now, smooth, rich, cherry/berry, a touch of fruit sweetness, nicely polished.
Good finish.
If I pick a movie star to compare to - this one is Kate Hepburn: classy, a bit more subtle than appears as first blush.
Very nice wine.
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9/13/2010 - Primetimewine Likes this wine: 88 Points
Plenty of life still in it. Lots of dark fruits and earthy notes but finishes with a bit of heat. Would consider decanting next time.
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8/11/2010 - sfowine wrote:
Tasted when it was on pre-release and really liked it (with 1 hour breathing time). Bought 4 bottles, and finally opened one tonight. Same comments as others. It didn't start melding together until decanted for 90 minutes. Only drank one glass with a 3-meat chili which was okay, earthy and cocoa notes began to balance out the Pet/Zin dark jam heat- saving the rest for tomorrow, sealed and chilled, and may try with lamb dish. I think I will wait a couple of years before cracking into the next bottle; just plain tooo disjointed at the moment.
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6/28/2010 - cbkamp wrote: 88 Points
Popped and poured (probably a mistake). Nose: Strawberries, raspberries, mint, quite a bit of heat. Palate: Red fruit, chalky tannins, and quite a bit of heat. Definitely enjoyable but a bit out of balance at this point.
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3/29/2010 - will2wine wrote: 88 Points
Bright, almost wild red fruit, with a dusting of cocoa powder. As many others have mentioned, this is still very tight at six years old. It certainly has the primary fruit to withstand cellaring, but I don't see this ever developing the great secondary characteristics of, say, a Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I would be interested to taste this again in 2015.
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3/21/2010 - ogres3 wrote:
OK, but not a great wine. Had with cheese and probably not a good match.
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3/7/2010 - yhn wrote: 91 Points
(Incl. 16% Petite Sirah, 9% Zinfandel)
Nose - lovely spicy boysenberry jam, vanilla spice, deeper rustic fruit.
Sweet, dusty, berry, smoke, rhubarb. 91+ pts
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1/28/2010 - Mttwllr wrote: 89 Points
Nice plum. Opened up a bit more and was nicely balanced. Should drink the second bottle this year.
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1/17/2010 - ogres3 wrote:
Fair bottle of wine. I didn't think it held up the second day. Not that much depth or complexity.
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1/16/2010 - winemaker wrote: 89 Points
Tight and tannic. Give this some more time if you have a cool cellar. Decent fruit underneath, but needs time to have the tannins soften and let the fruit shine through.
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12/27/2009 - redz wrote: 88 Points
I thought I had finally found a Ridge that I DIDN"T like, but by the second glass it was opening up and some nice fruit emerged. As per others, needs alot of breathing and time.
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11/19/2009 - jhannah27 wrote: 86 Points
LA/OC Welcomes Hollowine! (WCC & Houston's Irvine): Popped and poured. Pretty gritty, chalky tannins dominate this wine at the pop and mask the dark fruit and tar underneath. Muted nose with hints of black flowers and blackberries. This needs time, time, time to hopefully integrated those tannins. It seriously was like drinking sandpaper. Once the tannins began to mellow with some air there are some really nice dark fruit and earth flavors in there, just not sure what to make of it right now.
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11/19/2009 - grafstrb wrote:
LA/OC Welcomes Hollowine (Houston's in Irvine): – popped and poured –
– tasted a single glass non-blind over 20 min. –
– 75% Grenache, 16% Petite Sirah, 9% Zinfandel –
A bit funky with American oak and hints of spice on the nose. Color is rustic mahogany, and is of medium depth. Medium bodied on the palate. Earthy, spices, figs & plums - a very elegant style. I would recommend drinking this in the near term.
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11/14/2009 - slippytoad wrote: 91 Points
Enjoyed it best the second day
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