- Producer
- Ridge
- Origin
- Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, The Americas United States
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Zinfandel/Primitivo
- Farming Style
- sustainable
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 12
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Wine Score
- 94 points, Karen MacNeil, decanter.com, Sep 2022
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Karen MacNeil
Vividly briary - as though one fell into a patch of raspberry bushes - it’s also very structured and full of cassis flavours, leading one to momentarily wonder if there isn’t some Cabernet in there. Long and layered, it reveals itself slowly. East Bench is one of the few Ridge Zinfandels that is 100% Zinfandel. The vineyard sits on a high west-facing bench of land overlooking Dry Creek Valley from the east. As is common in Dry Creek Valley, the vines are head trained - without trellising - even though they were planted relatively recently in 2000. Dry Creek may well be California’s most renowned AVA for Zinfandel, and this wine shows its classic provenance. 94 points
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