This is fine but near the end of its life. Still has some acid, but the fruit energy has faded. Some of the nice floral qualities remain. Obviously carignane shouldn't be aged 8 years. Drink up.
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Had this 2016 bottle open for 2 hours .. not extremely flavorful .. borderline bland. A bit dry on the tongue with first sip, hints of black cherry. Thinking its past its prime.
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This has thrown some sediment now. Still strongly tannic. Still with the great acidity too. That's what gives this a nice old world character. It's even starting to pick up hints of a lethary complexity. Still a bit fleshy too. This one is gonna go a long time and good still get better. Very good.
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2/20/2024 - MRichman wrote:
This is fine but near the end of its life. Still has some acid, but the fruit energy has faded. Some of the nice floral qualities remain. Obviously carignane shouldn't be aged 8 years. Drink up.
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1/19/2024 - Rbettenh wrote: 87 Points
Had this 2016 bottle open for 2 hours .. not extremely flavorful .. borderline bland. A bit dry on the tongue with first sip, hints of black cherry. Thinking its past its prime.
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12/3/2023 - WetRock wrote:
This has thrown some sediment now. Still strongly tannic. Still with the great acidity too. That's what gives this a nice old world character. It's even starting to pick up hints of a lethary complexity. Still a bit fleshy too. This one is gonna go a long time and good still get better. Very good.
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1/6/2023 - FoMoCo Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Not a fan. We love Ridge zins and cabs, but this just didn’t work for us. There is a funkiness to it that I can’t quite put a finger on.
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11/17/2022 - casjf Likes this wine: 87 Points
Flavors of cranberries & raspberries. Not my favorite Ridge wine. Past it’s prime if it ever had one.
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