Are 2020 NorCal Wines Different? Thoughts from the Ridge Fall Release Tasting

[Guillermo_M]

From another thread. According to Larry even two-year old oak packs a punch.

@larry_schaffer

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Oak regiments are a rabbit hole - so many wineries state that they use little new oak - but may use a majority of 1 or 2 year old barrels, which still pack quite a bit of ‘oak punch’. Defining ‘neutral’ will be challenging.
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I imagine it doesn’t completely fade at 3 either.