2016 Ridge Zinfandel Hooker Creek

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  4/14/2024 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Drinking well, dark fruit, well integrated.

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  9/8/2023 - ChateauShiny Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decanted for 2+ hours - PnP was very tight and needed it.
  
  Medium faded garnet in color. Nose of cherry pie filling with a bit of a freshly baked pie crust, molasses, ripe strawberries, orange peel, violets and flower blossoms, a hint of eucalyptus, a mild hint of toasted coconut, and a mild hint of dill forward American Oak. Medium light bodied, medium high acidity, restrained, and refined. Palate of tart cherries, blueberries, leather, violets, and spices. Moderate tannins bring forward black tea. Long refreshing finish of tea, mild black pepper, black olive brine, graphite, granite, and a hint of star anise.
  
  The nose leads me to think that I am about to get a very lush wine but you then get a wine that is very much aligned with the source vineyard. This really does drink like a Bedrock Vineyard Heritage, but with that American Oak twist.

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  11/10/2022 - tomlee wrote: 91 Points

  Crimson in color. 14.5% ABV. 96% Zinfandel, 2% Alicante Bouschet and 2% Petite Sirah. Sublime nose of red fruits, anise and pepper. Medium body with medium acidity. Black cherry, plums and earth on the palate. Nice length on the finish. Soft, supple and approachable. Best over the next several years.

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  6/3/2022 - arzhon Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very strong aroma, acid with very well rounded tannins. It’s in the perfect drinking window. Strong fruit flavors, of tangy cherries and blackcurrant, some flavor from the cast, mainly like leather (specially in the nose). Very tasty!

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  12/9/2021 - FoMoCo Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Greatly enjoyed this bottle and wish I had more. I understand the “restrained” comments having had a couple of glasses. Wonderful without being too big - perhaps there’s a lesson in this.

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