Lemon meringue and chalk. Complete and satisfying, balancing freshness and savor. Riesling-like energy. Always one of the most sophisticated Chardonnays from anywhere in Italy. #grasso #piemonte #chardonnay #langhe — 6 years ago
Opened up after 15 mins to provide good balance with a bit of minerality and earthiness. Good value at approx $20 — 7 years ago
2007 vintage — 8 years ago
Super sweet. Like alcoholic martinellis. — 8 years ago
Great at first, extremely complex. Flavors of barbecue sauce, cedar, leather, wood, tobacco and mint. After about an hour the mint flavor became extremely bitter making the wine less enjoyable. — 9 years ago
Wrong wine identified? — 10 years ago
Garnet to pink rim, clear and bright. Soft fragrant rose petals, baked cherry vanilla biscuit, closing out with a hint of licorice. Some nuttiness on the palate, with persistent alcohol-warmed cherries midway. Tart and grippy tannic finish. More bottle life awaits. Very very enjoyable, bringing back memories of La Morra last summer. Looking forward to our return to Piedmont!
93 points — 4 years ago
Great but needs another 2 years. Spice chocolate. Dark fruits. Dark dark dark. Not hugely fruit though. Almost smoky and very dry. Lovely rose internal aromatics. Wow. Bought from Fass Selections. ... really elegant. Powerful but perfumey. An intense perfume. Still juicy. Great structure. — 6 years ago
Smooth mouthfeel, cherries, earthy, slightly tart on the finish. Very nice! — 6 years ago
Totally fine but not exciting. Nose after opening quite nice.
— 7 years ago
Day 1: Captivating nose, wet earth, savory cooking spices, a spice bazaar. Crazy nose. Chestnut as well. Library. So old school smelling but still clean. Very fresh. Elegant and lifting aromas. After a bit red florals start to develop. Initially palate is tannic and elegant. Very spicey, very fine pearly tannins. Big, but well structured and so elegant and fine. I am amazed how elegant and big this wine is. The fruit starts to come out and is detailed and impressive. Amazing fruit after a while. All deep morello cherries. Really impressive stuff. Such power and finesse.
Day 2: Nose is insane today. A spice bazaar, cherry, black cherry fruits, mint with the fruit much more prominent in the nose today. Big, dense and intense but with great purity and freshness but clearly could use 4-8 years in the cellar to mellow out. Silky fruit of wonderful vividness. Long lingering and nicely mineral finish with shades of different cherries.
— 8 years ago
Awesome Refreshing. Hints of Apricot. — 8 years ago
great, tipical barbera! — 9 years ago
Was a lovey complement to a key lime dessert. — 9 years ago
Un vin excellent en bas de 20$. !!!! — 11 years ago
Decanted for 1.5 hours first - a little rough at first but opened up - tart cherries, ripe fruit, very round and smooth but tannins have a strong grip. Great with steak! — 5 years ago
Big for a merlot, very typical Ridge style — 7 years ago
Our table burned through it fast. Solid.
89+ points — 7 years ago
Opened a special bottle of vino that was given to us on our wedding day from John Geibel — 8 years ago
Cola, black raspberry and some toasty oak. Dark violet color with soft tannins. — 9 years ago
Wine bistro — 10 years ago
Mike Holzer
Waited 2 hours and tasted.tight. 2 more hours opened up but still quite tannic but delicious cherry tobacco. Some tar. Nice. Somewhat complex but felt needed more time but delicious as is. — 4 years ago