We tried these two reds last weekend:
- Ridge Zin DusiRanch BenitoDusiRanch/CanyonBlock (15.1%; 100% Zin; 43 brls; bttld March 2015; Drk: 1/15-1/21-1/23: EB) 2013: Very dark color w/ some bricking; strong bvanilla/Ridge oak rather blackberry/boysenberry/PR Zin some PR jammy bit cedary/pencilly/oldZin slightly tired nose; rather soft some PR/jammy blackberry/boysenberry/Zin/pretty ripe strong vanilla/Ridge Am.oak bit cedary/pencilly/oldZin some tired/dried out bit bcomplex/oldDusi flavor w/ light bit dried-out tannins; med.long some tired/dried out finish that tracks flavor; lost a lot of that jammy/PR Zin fruit & on the downward track but still offers up some pleasure; a somewhat tired/dried-out Paso Zin and on its last lgs; pretty much dead&gone the next morning.
- Lionel Faury Syrah LesHautesRibaudes IGP: Collines Rhodaniennes (13%; KermitLynch) Lionel Faury/Chavanay 2022: Very dark color; strong blackberry/Syrah fairly roasted/Rhonish slight toasty/Fr.oak/smokey slight earthy/dusty/OV rather Hermitage-like quite lovely nose; rather tart rich blackberry/Zyrah/ripe boysenberryrather roasted/Rhonish/dusty/OV/bit earthy light toasty/oak some complex rather Hermitage/StJoseph-like some complex flavor w/ modest/brisk tannins; very long blackberry/roasted/Syrah finish w/ modest tannins; a very good classic NRhone Syrah more like a StJ/Hermitage than C-R Syrah; not the soaring roasted aroma of a C-R; needs 2-6 yrs of age; quite a good NRhone Syrah at a great price. $23.50 (KK)
More steckelfurt from TheBloodyPulpit:
- The Faury Syrah caught my attention because it was reasonably priced for a NRhone. I was quite impressed as a great expression of NRhone at a great price.
Tom