Ridge Vineyards Ponzo Zinfandel
$31.55
Winemaker tasting notes 2104 ponzo zinfandel – vibrant fresh cherry raspberry and tropical nose. Medium-bodied on the palate with elegant well-integrated tannins. Lively acidity. Notes of mineral and vanilla leading into a nice lingering finish. Vintage notes warm weather hastened ripening on our one russian river vineyard for a september harvest. Aggressive thinning in the cordon pruned back block concentrated flavors; combined with old vines it was racked to barrel. Oak aging lends spice to the wine’s plentiful red fruit and firm acid maintains balance. Soft and elegant this fine zinfandel is accessible as a young wine and will be at its best over the next five to six years. History bob ponzo has farmed these grapes for us in the russian river valley since 1999. Bob’s vineyard on deep gravely loam soils four and a half miles south of lytton springs provides all the fruit for this zinfandel. The russian river valley’s cooler microclimate ripens the grapes shortly after l
Winemaker tasting notes 2104 ponzo zinfandel – vibrant fresh cherry raspberry and tropical nose. Medium-bodied on the palate with elegant well-integrated tannins. Lively acidity. Notes of mineral and vanilla leading into a nice lingering finish. Vintage notes warm weather hastened ripening on our one russian river vineyard for a september harvest. Aggressive thinning in the cordon pruned back block concentrated flavors; combined with old vines it was racked to barrel. Oak aging lends spice to the wine’s plentiful red fruit and firm acid maintains balance. Soft and elegant this fine zinfandel is accessible as a young wine and will be at its best over the next five to six years. History bob ponzo has farmed these grapes for us in the russian river valley since 1999. Bob’s vineyard on deep gravely loam soils four and a half miles south of lytton springs provides all the fruit for this zinfandel. The russian river valley’s cooler microclimate ripens the grapes shortly after l