2011 Ridge Carignane Triangle

Community Tasting Notes (43) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  9/10/2023 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 Points

  What a surprise; tasting really great and holding up well !! Cru Carignane !!
  Perfect cork after over a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days. This delicious potently extracted Carignane was dark ruby with medium clarity. Aromas of ripe strawberries, violets and forest floor. Flavors of bing cherry, sweet cranberry, and red currant with a medium to long mineral finish. This is a balanced wine with firm acidity and works best with food. An age worthy Carignane, I still have another bottle of this vintage remaining in my cellar and will sample again within a year to validate my tasting note. Great fruit source from the over 100-year old triangle block in Geyserville (Trentadue). A delightfully balanced wine from a challenging growing year that started cool with severe heat spike late in the growing season. Great winemaking from John Olney.

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  9/4/2021 - uli_k wrote:

  This is drinking exceptionally well right now. Spice on the nose, red fruit and herbs on the palate. Medium bodied, good acidity, robust tannins that mellowed after a couple of hours - still life left.

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  5/23/2020 - bbmd10 wrote:

  Past prime.

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  8/3/2018 - Italiana Likes this wine:

  Deep red. Ripe fruit, good body, rich without being overblown. Mature, drinking well. Good value.

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  10/4/2017 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 92 Points

  great big Carignane fans around here

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