Community Tasting Notes 17

• beeg612 Likes this wine: 89 points

  April 28, 2024 - Opaque ruby bowl turning slightly transparent on the rim. Plums, crushed berries, jam, hints of spice on the nose. Palate is tart berry jam, tobacco, plums, cocoa powder. Medium plus tannins and acidity.

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• Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 26, 2024 - Deep, dark reddish-purple in color; essentially opaque. Full, fragrant, & attractive nose of dark fruit aromas of cherries, blueberries & plums with overtones of spice notes, briary/bramble, earthy, a hint of cocoa & coffee, minerals, & a slight hint of vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, boysenberries & plums with spices, earthy, minerals & a hint of vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but will develop & benefit from several more years of further aging. A blend of 65% Zinfandel, 26% Petite Sirah, 5% Syrah & 4% Alicante Bouschet.

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• blackbrownbeige Likes this wine: 89 points

  April 17, 2024 - Some of the tasting notes here are...something. This is a lovely, completely-in-the-wheelhouse Ridge Zin blend that shows the pedigree of the winery. There's delicious dark red & purple fruits on the nose with a touch of crushed rock and white pepper-y, smoky spice notes. The palate is surprisingly lithe and lifted by bright acids; more of that cherry coulis on the palate. The American oak comes off more herbaceous and green (in a good way) than dill or coconut, as there's plenty of fruit here to absorb it. Some pebbly tannins to bind it all together, give it structure and a bit of aging ability - this could easily go 3-5 years but is enjoyable now.

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• Ben Christiansen wrote:

  April 9, 2024 - Soft and fruit and easy Zinfandel. Good stuff.

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• La Cave d'Argent wrote: 89 points

  March 20, 2024 - Ridge's 2021 Three Valleys Red is a deep ruby blend of 65% Zinfandel, 26% Petite Sirah, 5% Syrah and 4% Alicante Bouschet, each varietal being fermented on natural yeast then blended and aged for 12 months in American oak barriques (10% new). Offering a nice aromatic package of rhubarb pie, Montmorency cherries, boysenberries, dill and cocoa, it delivers a comparable array of flavors on the medium-to-full-bodied, fresh palate. The American oak flares some vanilla, coconut and eucalyptus, but is complementary rather than overwhelming. Solid in the middle and medium in length on the back end, this is a delicious Zin blend that has lots to offer, especially at this price point. Serially sampled over three hours from a bottle that had been Vinturi-decanted, this showed best after the first 90 minutes in carafe. Drink now-2031.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type Red
• Producer Ridge
• Varietal Zinfandel Blend
• Designation Three Valleys
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma County
• UPC Codes 4000152250694, 7070330692995, 7134347087004, 744442081004

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• Pending Delivery 18 (3%)
• In Cellars 503 (71%)
• Consumed 190 (27%)

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