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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by davidga75 on 7/16/2012: When it's fridge-cold the nose is subdued to start and then builds momentum as it warms...subtle banana and mild tropical notes give way to a more smoky and mineral edge. There is definitely some citrus that shows with air. The palate is medium - full bodied and with good richness but the finishing acidity keeps it all lively with just a bit of heat. It has the elements I like in a Chardonnay (judicious oak, good acid, med body) but just misses the mark on balance. Although I definitely see some mild oak, I think this is now showing more of its 11 months on lees than the time it spent in older barrels. Although it doesn't have the intensity of the monte bello chard it is also made in a much different style and at a lower price point....a good wine to drink now and over the next year +. (2647 views) | | | Tasted by missionpk on 7/8/2011 & rated 88 points: First day was all acidity. Not really that much to balance it, but enjoyed it and seemed great as a food wine. After a day or two stored well in the fridge, the acidity disappeared and there wasn't really that much left to keep things interesting. (3011 views) | | | Tasted by marksfamily on 5/10/2011 & rated 90 points: There's just so much going on here - caramel, honeysuckle, florals, vanilla, and a bit of mineral on the nose. The taste is more honey, pear, butter, toffee, lime. Lively and lovely. (3090 views) | | | Tasted by zimmy07 on 2/20/2011: a bit oaked up with some flint and gunpowder. My guess would have blown off in an hour or so but was gone by then. Crisp apple and pear with nice ripeness, but a bit too much oak at this point. Needs a couple more years to round out. I would rather pay $10 extra for Santa Cruz Mtn Chard by Ridge which is a true step up (3564 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 2/20/2011 & rated 90 points: Lasagna Night Chez Sandy (Chez Sandy, San Jose, California): Vanilla, pear nectar, baked pineapple nose; oak, vanilla, baked pineapple, pear palate; medium finish (1941 views) | | | Tasted by kosinski on 10/1/2010: Easy drinking, a bit young, also a bit alcoholic. Oak is present but not excessive. Well balanced. (3471 views) | | | Tasted by Steve Brickley on 9/4/2010 & rated 90 points: An easy drinking accessible chard with a good price. (1991 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 7/9/2010 & rated 91 points: Ridge Wine Bloggers Tasting: ATP Rhone Varietals (Ridge Tasting Room, Monte Bello Vineyard, Cupertino, California): Light canary yellow color; nice floral, lemon curd, acacia nose; tight, youthful, ripe lemon, lemon curd, vanilla palate with a touch of green herb and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts. (15 to 20% French oak, 80 to 85% American oak) (2738 views) | | | Tasted by yhn on 7/9/2010 & rated 89 points: Nose - gorgeous, elegant, delicately spiced loquat, with white peach, lemon and vanilla. Creamy.
Unctuous, zingy, white peach, underripe apricot, brown oak spice, lime, mandarin zest. (1650 views) |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/20/2011)
(Ridge Chardonnay Mikulaco) Vanilla, pear nectar, baked pineapple nose; oak, vanilla, baked pineapple, pear palate; medium finish 90 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/9/2010)
(Ridge Chardonnay Mikulaco) Light canary yellow color; nice floral, lemon curd, acacia nose; tight, youthful, ripe lemon, lemon curd, vanilla palate with a touch of green herb and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts. (15 to 20% French oak, 80 to 85% American oak) 91 points |
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| 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.Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican 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 Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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