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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Interesting aromas of blackberry and blueberry, with smoked meat. A juicy red wine, dry and tasty. Fairly neutral in flavor, but has some complexities in the structure. Not a great wine, but a good one.

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Ridge Carignane - 1996

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Without doubt this is a wine to cellar. It’s massive in flavor, with the purist blackcurrant and cassis fruit you can imagine, and the huge plaster of sweet oak is perfectly balanced. Then there are the tannins. They’re fine and complex, but gritty. There’s an astringency throughout that a great steak will cut through, but it would be infanticide to open this before, say, 2010. Should improve through 2020 and beyond.

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Ridge Red Blend - 2001

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Made in a style you either like or don’t. At nearly 16 percent alcohol, it’s hot and massive, with flavors of raisins and other dried fruits, but is dry. Difficult to pair with food.

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Ridge Zinfandel - 2002

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Intensity is the name of the game here. Intensity of fruit, of oak, of creamy lees, of spices, of finish. The lush tropical fruit, vanilla and buttered toast flavors explode in the mouth, leading to a long and rich finish.

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Ridge Chardonnay - 2002

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

This is a direct, drink-me-now fruity Zinfandel with the flavors of a raspberry-cherry granola bar. There’s a sweet, roasted almond and brown sugar edge, with lots of black pepper. Drink now.

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Ridge Zinfandel - 2008

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

A blend of many varieties, based on Zinfandel and Carignane, this is a smooth, spicy wine, brimming with ripe red fruit and smoked meat flavors, with a soy, bacony umami richness. The official alcohol is 14.3%, but it tastes hotter than that. Ideal for barbecue and roasted meats.

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Ridge Red Blend - 2009

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Leave it to Ridge to make one of the best Zinfandels to come out of Paso Robles. Although the wine shows Paso’s lush, ripe flavors and softness and is sweet in raspberry jam and chocolate, it maintains structural integrity. Drink it now with great barbecue.

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Ridge Zinfandel - 2009

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

A rich, lusty and satisfying Zinfandel, showing classic varietal flavors of ripe, wild red berries, tobacco, soy sauce, bacon and white pepper. Alcohol is notable in the slight heat and glyceriny sweetness, but those elements are welcome parts of the wine’s personality. Drink now.

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Ridge Zinfandel - 2009

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

While the Russian River Valley is a cool-climate area, the vineyard sourcing for this wine is in a warmer, eastern part of the appellation. It’s ultrarich in berry, licorice and bacon flavors that are sweet in the middle palate, but finish with a dry scour of tannins. Lovely now and over the next six years.

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Ridge Zinfandel - 2009

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Amazingly intense and concentrated. Swamps the palate with pear and peach fruit, and a rich acidic structure. Oak plays a role in adding smoke, vanilla and sweet tannins. Long and penetrating, lush and vital. Combines power and subtlety in a rare way.

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Ridge Chardonnay - 2001

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