Tonight's dinner was a simple affair of spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce from last summer. With this, we opened:
2004 Ridge Zinfandel Ponzo Vineyard nose: ripe, plums, cedar, a hint of butterscotch palate: creamy, rich, modest acids, deep fruit
The oak of its youth now mostly present as a creamy texture to the wine and hints of butterscotch in the finish. The fruit is very ripe but not overripe and the acidity is sufficient that it doesn't feel flabby. Not really my favorite style of wine, but a decent example in its genre.
Mark Lipton