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[TN] '99 Geyserville
Last night, before departing for my sister-in-law's funeral in Florida,
Jean decided that she'd like a paella dinner with some friends. The paella in question was meat-cetric with chicken thighs and a smoked andouille, so she wanted a red wine and specified Zin. Looking at the "ready to drink" list, I pulled from the cellar: 1999 Ridge Geyserville nose: oak, berries, minerals palate: soft, slightly oaky, Zin berry fruit Not as impressive as most of my previous Geyserville experiences have been. Is it different or am I? This wine had less structure than I expect from a Ridge "Zin" but did have the rich, fruity character that I expect, especially from Geyserville. Still a fine wine, and surprisingly good with the paella. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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[TN] '99 Geyserville
In article >, Mark Lipton >
wrote: > Last night, before departing for my sister-in-law's funeral in Florida, > Jean decided that she'd like a paella dinner with some friends. The > paella in question was meat-cetric with chicken thighs and a smoked > andouille, so she wanted a red wine and specified Zin. Looking at the > "ready to drink" list, I pulled from the cellar: > > 1999 Ridge Geyserville > nose: oak, berries, minerals > palate: soft, slightly oaky, Zin berry fruit > > Not as impressive as most of my previous Geyserville experiences have > been. Is it different or am I? This wine had less structure than I > expect from a Ridge "Zin" but did have the rich, fruity character that I > expect, especially from Geyserville. Still a fine wine, and > surprisingly good with the paella. > > Mark Lipton I'm beginning to wonder about Ridge anyway. At both of their tasting rooms over the winter I was less than impressed with any of their offerings even a few library wines that were OK but not up to previous standards. |
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[TN] '99 Geyserville
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:40:12 -0400, Lawrence Leichtman
> wrote: >In article >, Mark Lipton > >wrote: > >> Last night, before departing for my sister-in-law's funeral in Florida, >> Jean decided that she'd like a paella dinner with some friends. The >> paella in question was meat-cetric with chicken thighs and a smoked >> andouille, so she wanted a red wine and specified Zin. Looking at the >> "ready to drink" list, I pulled from the cellar: >> >> 1999 Ridge Geyserville >> nose: oak, berries, minerals >> palate: soft, slightly oaky, Zin berry fruit >> >> Not as impressive as most of my previous Geyserville experiences have >> been. Is it different or am I? This wine had less structure than I >> expect from a Ridge "Zin" but did have the rich, fruity character that I >> expect, especially from Geyserville. Still a fine wine, and >> surprisingly good with the paella. >> >> Mark Lipton > >I'm beginning to wonder about Ridge anyway. At both of their tasting >rooms over the winter I was less than impressed with any of their >offerings even a few library wines that were OK but not up to previous >standards. I went looking for my TN on '99 Geyserville and couldn't find it. Had '96, 97, '00 and others, but couldn't find '99. Oh well--must have been a big night! I can't imagine '99 being much out of character though. It's always been my favorite among the Ridge "6" major zin bottlings they do each year. I will agree however that the tendency seems to for less over-the-top fruit bombs. Less concentration and in some cases almost unobtrusiveness. Lytton Springs each year becomes less remarkable and Paso Robles is spotty and often herbal in character. The one climber of the last few vintages (at least to my taste) is the Ponzi. Oh well, all things must pass and maybe the reign of Draper is over. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) www.thundertales.blogspot.com www.thunderchief.org |
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