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Roza Ridge 2008 Petit Verdot (Rattlesnake Hills)
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This varietal expression of Petit Verdot shows a concentration of coffee liqueur and vanilla flavors that suggest that the barrels overtook the fruit. The alcohol registers 14.4%, and there is plenty of tannin. If you want to taste barrel more than grape, it’s a flavorful bottle.
— P.G.
(5/1/2011)
Roza Ridge 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (Rattlesnake Hills)
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Black cherry and blueberry fruit flavors are accompanied by a definite note of mushroom, much as in many lesser Bordeaux. There’s a little lift from moderate volatile acidity, and a mix of coffee, blueberry and smoke through the finish.
— P.G.
(3/1/2009)
Roza Ridge 2004 Syrah (Rattlesnake Hills)
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Cherry soda, cherry candy; however you define it, this has a sweet cherry character. Light and fruity, it does offer some black pepper and loam character as well, elevating it above the level of simple soda pop wine.
— P.G.
(3/1/2009)
Roza Ridge 2008 Malbec (Rattlesnake Hills)
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A bit murky, the herbal and spicy flavors of Malbec are softened into a smooth but diffuse wine, with a plastic note in the finish.
— P.G.
(5/1/2011)
Roza Ridge 2002 Roza Ridge Vineyard Syrah (Yakima Valley)
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Full-bodied and buttressed by oak, but doesn’t seem to have great depth of fruit. Simple berry and vanilla flavors are pleasant enough, but finish with tough-edged tannins.
— W.E.
(9/1/2005)
Roza Ridge 2004 Merlot (Rattlesnake Hills)
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Earthy, stemmy and tannic. Here the sweetish raspberry and cherry flavors that open the wine are buried in rough and bitter tannins. The stemminess is too much for the simple fruit.
— P.G.
(3/1/2009)
Roza Ridge 2008 Roadside Market Red (Rattlesnake Hills)
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This shows the herbal, somewhat stemmy character of Yakima Valley fruit in a cool vintage. It’s well made, with good balance, but not quite ripe enough. Leaf and stem and herb dominate, with just a suggestion of tart berry.
— P.G.
(5/1/2011)
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