Ridge Vineyards

East Bench Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

9.144 ratings
9.15 pro ratings
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Victor Charcan

Expressive nose pf plums, white pepper, chocolate, eucalypt, liquorice. Well handled oak, polished tannins, good acid. Ridge never lets you down

Expressive nose pf plums, white pepper, chocolate, eucalypt, liquorice. Well handled oak, polished tannins, good acid. Ridge never lets you down

1 person found it helpfulJun 5th, 2021
Mark S.

Ink! Ridge Vineyard East Bench Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma 2016 @1800, tatong -, 221008-221021

Ink! Ridge Vineyard East Bench Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma 2016 @1800, tatong -, 221008-221021

Oct 8th, 2022
Scott Petrus

Ridge is always a good call

Ridge is always a good call

Jun 19th, 2021
Roman Ochocki

Bold, a strong dark fruit nose. With a chocolate and an oak. But there is something tropical I can' recognize. It's like a mystery, which I love.

Bold, a strong dark fruit nose. With a chocolate and an oak. But there is something tropical I can' recognize. It's like a mystery, which I love.

May 16th, 2021
Charlie Tapp

Dark fruit and underbrush. A little thin. Needs time.

Dark fruit and underbrush. A little thin. Needs time.

Jan 19th, 2021
Steve Mitchell

Nice peppery Zinfandel. At a very reasonable price.

Nice peppery Zinfandel. At a very reasonable price.

Jul 12th, 2020
William Paley

pungent fruit and licorice root on the opener....big heat, lotsa topspin, and a ringing sensation on the finish. Fun stuff.

pungent fruit and licorice root on the opener....big heat, lotsa topspin, and a ringing sensation on the finish. Fun stuff.

Oct 27th, 2019
Jordan Franceschini

Less oak. More finesse. Ridge needs to get back to this style. Hope.

Less oak. More finesse. Ridge needs to get back to this style. Hope.

Oct 12th, 2019
Aden Hepburn

Beautiful fruity Zinfandel. Very fresh.

Beautiful fruity Zinfandel. Very fresh.

Apr 28th, 2019
Teresa S

Everything great about a zin and none of the bad. Fruity spicy peppery balanced just delightful.

Everything great about a zin and none of the bad. Fruity spicy peppery balanced just delightful.

Feb 3rd, 2019