1. Bedrock NervoRanch Heritage AlexVlly/SonomaCnty RW (Plnted: 1896; 14.5%; Zin + PS/Negrette/Carignan/TrousseauNoir) 2015: Dark color; very strong blackberry/Zin/boysenberry slight licorice/peppery slight jammy some dusty/OV fairly attractive nose; slightly soft ripe/blackberry/Zin/boysenberry rather spicy very light toasty/oak some dusty/OV rather pleasant/bit simple flavor w/ light soft tannins; med.long slightly soft attractive blackberry/raspberry/bit spicy Zin light dusty/OV/earthy light oak finish w/ light soft tannins; an altogether pleasant/attractive bit simple Zin but lacks structure & depth; seems somewhat better & more interesting than the '14. $39.50
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
My comments on the '14 from a few weeks ago:
Tom wrote:Inspired by another TN post on this wine, I tried last night:
1. Bedrock NervoRanch RW Heritage AlexVlly/SonomaCnty (Plntd: 1896; www.BedrockWineCo.com; 14.5%) Sonoma 2014: Med.dark color; rather dusty/OV fairly strong blackberry/Zin/raspberry/bit spicy light smokey/oak attractive nose; soft/lush/fat rather dusty/OV some blackberry/raspberry/Zin/lightly spicy light smokey/oak bit soft/soupy flavor w/ light gentle tannins; med.long soft/fat/bit soupy rather dusty/OV bit spicy/blackberry/Zin/raspberry light oak finish w/ light soft tannins; a pleasant enough Zin but just that; lacks structure & brightness & spiciness & zing; rather on the dull/simple side; not a "bad" wine but more of an OaklandWine.."there's no there/there"; would prefer the OldVines '14 I think. $38.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
I also find the Ridge Nervo Zins rather underwhelming. I've had a few Ridge Caboose Nervos that I thought were pretty good, but not many. Don't recall a Nervo that I thought was really exciting. The vines are beautiful old vines...ugly/gnarly. But maybe they just can't deliver.
I guess I liked this '15 version somewhat better than the '14. I would certainly not call it boring. But, still, it left me wishing for more. Given the age of the venerable NervoVnyd, I just think it should deliver the excitement of Bedrock/Pagani/Papera/etc. But it just seems to me a bit lacking.
Tom