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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 73 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by gjv115 on 11/30/2020 & rated 91 points: Pnp. It has a great nose. It took a couple hours for the palate to open up but was beautiful round cherry vanilla cream. Very different from the 2006. A fantastic wine (1271 views) | | | Tasted by gjv115 on 12/3/2019 & rated 91 points: Pnp. Tastes like a CdP. A good one. Definitely ready and plenty of life left. Impressive wine (1444 views) | | | Tasted by ppearson9 on 6/21/2018 & rated 93 points: This is drinking incredible right now. Popped and poured through vinturi. Will update if it evolves. Highly recommend you open your bottles. (2029 views) | | | Tasted by 41hijinx on 7/21/2016 & rated 90 points: 50% Syrah, 50% Grenache. Deep garnet color in glass with browning evident. Robust and broad shouldered on palate. A little spicy. Maybe just a tad beyond peak. Alcohol (14.4%) peeks through. Will stand up to anything - red meat, cheese, bbq. No sediment. Needs one hour aereation to soften and open up. (3008 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 1/31/2016 & rated 92 points: Easy drinking, textured, fruit forward with good depth and balance. Typical consistency from Ridge. (3347 views) | | | Tasted by casjf on 11/22/2015 & rated 90 points: Served with grilled loin lamb chops. Rich berry flavor. (2787 views) | | | Tasted by bjschmitt on 2/7/2015 & rated 91 points: With home made pasta and sauce (tomato based).
Nice crimson, bright, not quite opaque but good color to rim. Inviting.
Luscious nose (but not perfumed) of bright fruit perhaps cherry but not dark or foreboding. Almost sweet on the nose.
Smooth, tannins softened with good balance between remaining tannin and acid, fruit still there. Good finish. Drinking nicely. An excellent wine. (3474 views) | | | Tasted by Dadnish on 1/28/2015 & rated 90 points: Mellowed a lot... almost too much, but still nice. (3047 views) | | | Tasted by moxielady on 12/2/2014 & rated 89 points: Seemed tight, astringent, possibly too young (?) (2540 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 10/21/2014 & rated 90 points: While the nose is a little reserved, on the palate this wine gives the full expression of the Syrah with dark red fruits, cinnamon, mint and sage. The Syrah dominates the Grenache (50/50 blend). A terrific wine from Ridge. (2234 views) | | | Tasted by jhieb on 5/28/2014 & rated 91 points: This is starting to get good. For the money, this is really good stuff. Loads of fruit, with good acidity. (2541 views) | | | Tasted by OliverHM on 5/13/2014 & rated 91 points: Big fruit, jammy, complex... Good from immediate opening! Paired well with weekday spaghetti! (2063 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 4/23/2014 & rated 92 points: Deep, dark ruby/purple. Smokey, earthy, spicy boysenberry nose. Palate, rich and complex with moderate tannin and nice lively acidity. I get tobacco, along with the boysenberry, blackberry and a hint of licorice. Jammy aftertaste that lasts at least 30 seconds. Plenty of life left. (2147 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 4/11/2014 & rated 89 points: I think this wine is fully mature with silky tannins on the palate. There were also notes of dark fruits, cinnamon, a little mint, bramble and spice. (1781 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 3/24/2014 & rated 92 points: Lovely, young drinking, rounded and well balanced. A joy to drink with a nice nose of spice, flowers, plum, blackberry and a little oak. Very smooth low tannin, but refreshing in the mouth. Great mouthfeel, not flabby. Surprisingly it went great with a slightly spicy seafood cioppino risotto. Probably great for the next 5 years our so but not much longer. (1874 views) | | | Tasted by nsainati on 10/31/2013 & rated 92 points: Dark ruby color. raspberry, plum, a little pepper, tiny bit of barnyard, smooth tannins, subtle oak, velvety texture. really nice, well balanced acid. (1816 views) | | | Tasted by missionpk on 6/18/2013 & rated 89 points: Big and spicy and Ridge. A bit flat as a pop-n-pour, but gained quite a bit of depth after about an hour. Dark fruits. Some acidity, at least after a bit of air, good tannins, and just a fun tasty spiciness that is very Ridge, if not necessarily completely typical for a Syrah/Grenache blend. (2295 views) | | | Tasted by rwstorer on 6/12/2013 & rated 91 points: Same note as previous. This is really good. (2141 views) | | | Tasted by plechazunga on 5/19/2013: Took about an hour to open up without decanting. Very smooth and drinkable with some sweet fruit notes ending on an earthy/green note. A hint of meatiness to it. In the early part of it's drinking window - probably will hit it's peak in a year. (2208 views) | | | Tasted by Wrmcbratney on 4/24/2013: Brett... Nothing else. (2353 views) | | | Tasted by rwstorer on 3/31/2013 & rated 91 points: - Purple color and aromas of tea, blackberry, raspberry, cedar and vanilla. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of blackberry and raspberry with a full body. Polished texture - Popped poured. Just plain delicious. (2033 views) | | | Tasted by sbfern on 12/30/2012 & rated 87 points: The Syrah over powered the Grenache.
It drank strong and big. Would be very good with grilled meats. I had it was fish and it was way to much wine. (2079 views) | | | Tasted by stvjackson on 11/23/2012 & rated 92 points: Rich and dense, but nevertheless drinking easily. Nose is full of spice and earth, with black pepper, tobacco, sage and blackberry balanced with a mushroomy tone that dissipates into dusty notes as it breathes. Juicy black plums and blackberries on the palate, slight gamy notes, and hints of vanilla and allspice in the lengthy finish. Tannins are quite smooth, although not fully rounded out yet. Drinks very well now, but definitely has some years left. (2190 views) | | | Tasted by DebV on 10/24/2012: Enjoyed World Series Game 1 Giants vs. Lions. Cellar Tracker Members were spot on with their tasting notes. Absolutely Delicious! (2374 views) | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 8/25/2012: One of Ridge's better efforts. Could go a few years. Wife drank when I was working. (2417 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Ridge Producer website | Wikipedia
Ridge Vineyards is a California winery specializing in premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Chardonnay wines. Ridge produces wine at two winery locations in northern California. The original winery facilities are located at an elevation of 2,300 feet (700 m) on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA near Cupertino, California. The other Ridge winery facilities are at Lytton Springs in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County.Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyDry Creek Valley Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley | Dry Creek Valley Association | Appellation America | San Francisco Chronicle Article |
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