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97 JL.
"There are some wines, due to their extreme rarity and elusiveness, I never think I am going to taste. 1971 Ridge Eisele was one of those wines. I will probably never see another bottle. But the experience is not one I will forget. Spice box, coconut, earth, black cherry liqueur, tobacco, cedar and fennel notes were enough to keep my interest. On the palate, the wine is soft, clean, fresh and packed with blackberry and cherry notes. This was still going strong at over 40 years of age." Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Jun 2013 |