2000 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
Ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose is great. Slightly earthy, a bit of fresh cherries and some candied cherry. Complex. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is good, not as good as the nose, but good. Cherries, earthy with layered complexity. This seems fully mature, but with plenty of time left. It’s at a nice juxtaposition with aged flavors and still some fruit left. The finish is a bit tart, but not bad. 50+4+13+17+6=90
2005 Ridge Geyserville
From a .375. Purple in color with some ruby swirls. The nose is monolithic at this point. Lots of fruit, and very nice, but not much else. On the palate, this is still in a fruit bomb Zin stage. Nothing wrong or unexpected in that. Some jammy red and black raspberries, a bit of peppery bramble. Nice finish. Just what I expected when I opened it. 50+4+12+17+7=90