Had these two for dinner last night:
1. Ridge GrenacheBlanc AdelaidaVnyd/PasoRobles (75% GrenacheBlanc/15% Picpoul/10% Roussanne; 14.0%; bttld May 2019; Drk: 3/19-3/24-3/25: EB) 2018: Med.light yellow color; very fragrant honeysuckle/honeyed/floral/gradenias some spicy/nutmeg very slight chalky lovely perfumed nose; lightly tart fairly rich/lush lovely GB/floral/honeysuckle/gardenias/honeyed spicy lightly perfumed talc/spicy flavor; very long/lingering lush/rich/balanced/lightly tart strong floral/honeysuckle/gardenias perfumed talc finish; a lovely perfumed expression of GB but well away from DollyParton territory; a bit on the pricey side. $40.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Terre Bianche Rossese DOC: Dolceacqua (13%; www.TerreBianche.com; Btl#11154) Rondell Filippo e Laconi
Nicola 2017: Med.light color; quite fragrant floral/rose petal/raspberry/quite spicy slight earthy/dusty lovely perfumed nose; quite tart/tangy/metallic bit acidic/citric strong floral/rose petal/raspberry/violets bit earthy/dusty flavor w/ some tart/tangy tannins; very long quite tart/tangy bright/raspberry/rose petal/floral rather angular/sharp bit earthy finish w/ some tangy tannins; rather hard & tangy & needs a few yrs to soften the tannins before the fruit starts to fade; the DryCreekVlly Zin of Liguria; pretty classic Rossese. $29.00 (BWC)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Ridge is starting to expand the varieties that they work with. Mostly it's to give Jogn & Eric a new plaything to work with & keep their interest. They've also released a Tribidrag and a Falangihna. I understand from Mark there is a Roussanne in the pipeline.
I was pretty impressed with this GB. The Ridge whites tend to be on the oaky side and this was not at all.
Tom