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Tom Troiano wrote:Tom,
I've read for many years your less than enthusiastic comments on Ridge ATP Zins and I tend to agree (although I stopped getting them 5-6 years ago as they don't ship to MA. and it just turned out to be a pain in the ass to have them shipped somewhere else then go get them).
That said, I always assumed that these wines were made from fruit from new/different locations that they wanted to experiment with before putting it into the nationally distributed wines or simply from fruit not deemed worthy. So, I've always expected these wines to be less exciting than Geyserville and Lytton (the two I have purchased every year since 1986). So, maybe you're expectations for ATP Zins are off or maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about.
I also don't think it makes much sense to drink any Ridge Zin without at least 7-10 years of bottle age but that's another argument for another day.
TomHill wrote:
Tom,
Originally, the ATP Zins were very small lots that would be totally lost in National distribution and wines that were rather special.
Tom
Tom Troiano wrote:TomHill wrote:
Tom,
Originally, the ATP Zins were very small lots that would be totally lost in National distribution and wines that were rather special.
Tom
Tom,
In the sentence above does the phrase "and wines that were rather special" refer to the ATP wines or other Ridge wines (that are special).
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