(RIDGE PONZO VINEYARD ZINFANDEL) #2; COLOR-darker; NOSE-much more focused, black pepper, ripe fruit (raspberry & strawberry), earth tones; TASTE-nice fruit, little mushroom truffle aspect on mid-palate, little heat, little dark black raspberry, solid mid-palate, finishes really strong, good w/ a hearty meal, good structure, good candied fruit, but balanced w/ Old World flavors as well, like to see this in 7 years; RP-91; GV-90
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(RIDGE PONZO VINEYARD ZINFANDEL) #2; COLOR-darker; NOSE-much more focused, black pepper, ripe fruit (raspberry & strawberry), earth tones; TASTE-nice fruit, little mushroom truffle aspect on mid-palate, little heat, little dark black raspberry, solid mid-palate, finishes really strong, good w/ a hearty meal, good structure, good candied fruit, but balanced w/ Old World flavors as well, like to see this in 7 years; RP-91; GV-90Ridge Wines from California, Episode #158, 1/3/2007, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90 points