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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wineguy74 on 3/18/2016 flawed bottle: Past prime for both bottles - better after 1 hour of decanting but still not what one would expect (2046 views) | | | Tasted by coremill on 2/10/2013 & rated 86 points: Quite similar to a bottle of the 91 I had recently, and similarly disappointing. Earthy, leathery, some menthol, a bit anonymous, fruit has faded. Still a fair bit of tannin that while smooth is a bit blocky. Perhaps showing more fruit on day 2, but I can't imagine this needs more time. I'd rather bet that's it's past prime, but I would have thought this bottling would age better. (3182 views) | | | Tasted by Colima74 on 1/3/2013 & rated 90 points: Still loaded with fruit, secondary flavors showing very well. This was one of the bottles drained very quickly at Sidney's party, so it was well-received. (3067 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 7/21/2011: Bobby's Birthday Bash (28-50): Stylistically similar to the 91 but without the mint. Obviously younger and fuller, but it does leave me with a sense of the alcohol. More fruit, more primary, a little tighter and stricter. *** (4383 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 1/6/2010: {cork, 13%} Aged cabernet nose (80% this year), slightly varnishy, of cedar and cigarboxes. Palate is consistent with that, somewhat astringent, only medium-bodied, with a ripe warmth of curranty fruits and old wood. Even enough palate coverage, although the tannins - drying, dusty - really are beginning to stick out on the finish. Drink up (3997 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 3/2/2007 & rated 93 points: Early Mar 2007: red purple color; red berries, vanilla and coffee; round on the palate; medium finish. (254 views) | | | Tasted by LoireFan on 7/3/2005 & rated 91 points: A very nice bottle with a Heritage Turkey. (3221 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 7/2/2005: At nearly 10, this is impressively blue-black in colour still. The nose is pure ripe blackcurrant & cassis; powerful and insistent, but not overbearing. Vanillan oak plays a supporting role. The palate is full/medium, very pure and cool, ripe, yet not overly so. Mostly front-mid palate in texture, the finish is long, the tannins softened; all up a very fine wine. Knocks just about any local cabernet under $50 into a cocked hat. (1685 views) | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 10/10/2003 & rated 87 points: Super bright dark colour. Very good nose - soft, herby cabernet. Very good attack. Excellent fruit on palate. But seems to fall apart a little on the finish, becoming a little disjointed - tannins, spice and fruit seem to separate out and go along their own paths. (2004 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 6/2/2003: NobleRottersSydney - 1996 night (Lucio's, Paddington): A deep red, this has a rich toasty nose of still-fresh cabernet fruit. Tannins have softened a little, the oak is not dominant on the palate. Has come together nicely, but still appears to have life left to develop some more complexity. Lovely wine. Wouldn’t have been at all out-of-place in a line up of top Oz cabernets – which is not a comment on the relative merits of either, rather a reflection on the similarity of styles. (1969 views) |
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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 Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.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 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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