2013 Ridge Zinfandel Buchignani Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  2/12/2023 - ethanwade Likes this wine:

  Tasted alongside the Ridge 2017 Buchignani Zinfandel and showing very well at a decade. The tannins have softened up a lot but it has stayed very fresh. Primary notes of fruit have mellowed a lot and it’s now dominated by a sweet note of vanilla and sandalwood, tobacco, and cacao nib. This is the oldest Ridge Zinfandel I’ve had before and it’s clear this has a lot more life left.

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  1/29/2023 - Lcampbell0416 Likes this wine:

  Fantastic good blend between earthy and fruit. Good with Moussaka

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  11/6/2022 - MRichman wrote:

  Very nice and holding up really well.

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  6/29/2022 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  After tasting a young Portuguese red that was fresh and vibrant, this seemed a bit old and tired. Having tasted a number of more-or-less decade-old Zins in the last year, I'm finding they just aren't as good as they were when young due to a consistent lack of acidity. Drink up.

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  4/22/2022 - ChateauShiny Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The cruise ship had a recent Lytton Springs listed but was out. However this was an fully acceptable substitute and shocked me that an ATP wine like this would be on board.
  
  Tasted from Riedel Bordeaux glass. Full mature zin nose. Tobacco leaf, chocolate, dark dried cherries with a bit of freshness left, and a nice background of American oak spices, and that Draper perfume. Palate is at that perfect point. The fruit is starting to dry, the oak spices are at that right balance of age and fresh. Dark dried cherries, juicy black currants, a bit of leather, violets, and a bit of black pepper and herbs. The Carignane has kept the acidity and tannins fresh in this. Moderate angular tannins bring in a light black tea note. Nice long mature finish of cocoa, leather, dark dried cherries, American oak without a big herbal profile.
  
  Maybe I need to just forget that my ATP bottles arrived and let them age. This was wonderful and fit the meal perfectly.
  
  Day 2: not as complex. But didn't fall apart. PnP this and enjoy on the same night

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