AJ | The darkest of the Ribbon Ridge wines: opaque black-red, and from visuals alone you might guess Malbec. Much more Pinot on the nose, with its lively sweet black cherry curves. Come on in! Super full-on here but you know what? I'm enjoying this surf of cherry washing over my tongue and swinging my tonsils about. Super-cherry, super-charged. Another less-than-subtle wine but great fun.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2030. 90
AR | this has quite considerable depth of vivid, youthful colour, which translates in the aromas, into a superipe, dark berry fruit aroma, and while it's clearly very ripe, it is not for all that jammy, and that lack of jamminess is confirmed on taste by a linear streak of underlying acidity that mitigates the initial impression of super-ripeness; if it were a Burgundy it would most likely be called super-modern for its ripeness and extraction levels and perhaps even marked down as such, whereas I think drinkers of this style outside Burgundy are more forgiving, even if I find it a tad blocky and one-dimensional.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2028. 88
DW | Dark ripeness: glossy fruits of the forest seasoned with cooked orange peel and dried herbs; darkly juicy and compelling, very attractive and plentiful fresh acidity and a saline quality; resonant, darkly fruited but clear, ringing finish.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2030. 87