Solid Cabernet, to be expected from Ridge. Dark fruit, American oak, and a hint of olive with good acidity. Tannins are present and grippy but not overpowering. This was a good showing and certainly approachable now, but it does seem to have the stuffing to develop nicely in bottle.
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From 375. Dark color. American oak and sweet fruit on the nose. In this format, it's drinking well. Still tannin that stood up well to pan seared rib cap. For me the oak at this point is a pleasurable (dare I say hedonistic) component complementing the (dare I say hedonistic) fruit. Excellent balance. Not the style of wine I usually drink, but excellent with the steak, and (dare I say) I should drink more like this.
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4/28/2024 - Bgropp4 wrote: 91 Points
Solid Cabernet, to be expected from Ridge. Dark fruit, American oak, and a hint of olive with good acidity. Tannins are present and grippy but not overpowering. This was a good showing and certainly approachable now, but it does seem to have the stuffing to develop nicely in bottle.
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2/24/2024 - JayBeeDub wrote:
Still too young. Best glasses were the last few after 6-8 hours in the decanter.
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2/17/2024 - cweiss Likes this wine:
From 375. Dark color. American oak and sweet fruit on the nose. In this format, it's drinking well. Still tannin that stood up well to pan seared rib cap. For me the oak at this point is a pleasurable (dare I say hedonistic) component complementing the (dare I say hedonistic) fruit. Excellent balance. Not the style of wine I usually drink, but excellent with the steak, and (dare I say) I should drink more like this.
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12/17/2023 - Chair Likes this wine: 90 Points
An uncompromising Cali Cab. Oaked and tannic. Very much to my taste, and to my mind now entering its drinking period.
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12/14/2023 - Renzloh Likes this wine: 91 Points
Agree with others, seems young.
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