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White
2018 Ridge Chardonnay Estate
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 82
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WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 90 points
January 23, 2024 - Good but a little disappointing vs expectations. Nothing wrong, just didn’t deliver the level of complexity or intensity of flavors that I so often enjoy from Ridge
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Renzloh Likes this wine: 91 points
December 31, 2023 - Very nice and a perfect accompaniment to fresh lobster rolls.
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kabert Likes this wine: 93 points
December 27, 2023 - Last of 5 bottles purchased @3 years ago, this has been a wonderful, consistently pleasing chardonnay. No hard edges, with flavors of baked apple, creamy lemon, and a hint of spice. I expect this has several (at least 5) more years of life left, as I didn’t notice any change in the bottles I opened over the last few years.
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Apollo5710 wrote: 94 points
June 4, 2023 - Indeed, upon opening the cork you might think this came from Burgundy. The subdued nose revealed smoky, mineral-driven notes of slate, gun powder, and coconut (which came and went for the entire time - we consumed in about 5 hours). Much more expressive in the mouth with buttery notes of lemon, pineapple, and honeysuckle. Acidity is there, with a good, long finish. It needed an hour or so to really build weight and depth, at which point it made for a super harmonious and balanced wine, very enjoyable, and nothing out of place. Drinking well now, though I sense there's no hurry to drink the rest.
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Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 92 points
May 28, 2023 - Excellent -- a more traditional style. Nice oak
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By Richard Hemming, MW
3/4/2021 (link)(Ridge Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Santa Cruz Mountains: Wines of Breathtaking Pedigree (Sep 2020), 9/20/2020 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Chardonnay Estate Central Coast White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Sonoma: Another Brilliant Vintage in 2018, 5/21/2020 (link)(Ridge Chardonnay Estate) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type White
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
- UPC Codes 4000140946936, 744442479009
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 21 (1%)
- In Cellars 812 (47%)
- Consumed 890 (52%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- Wine2018 Ridge Chardonnay Estate
- FamilyRidge Chardonnay Estate
- ProducerRidge
- VarietyChardonnay
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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- ProducerRidge
- VarietalChardonnay
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
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- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains