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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by glou.sf on 7/6/2018 & rated 93 points: Red fruit, plums, cigars, and mushrooms on the nose. Nice acidity with very soft tannins and flavors of orange and cassis on the palate. Good Finish. A lovely, mature wine with a bit of structure left. Wife: 96-97 (in terms of Zinfandels) (984 views) | | | Tasted by OJOS on 3/8/2015 & rated 90 points: A testament to the greatest Zinfandel producer.
Homage to Mr. Draper! (1900 views) | | | Tasted by sawira on 4/15/2011 & rated 94 points: 100% Zin from the Santa Cruz Mtns. ATP. 13.4% ABV. 11 Barrels made. Brilliant purple red, barest hint of lightening at rim. Looking like a 5 year old wine, not one 17 years old. Classic Ridge Zin nose - warm, almost baked or very ripe red and purple fruits, very earthy, some brett - ripe raspberries meet prunes? On the palate this is bright deep-fruited and earth-laden on the attack, spreading out nicely into tobacco and dirt on the mid-palate, and zinging with balancing acidity and ripe dusty tannins on the finish. Hints of Ludens cough drops on the long finish. Excellent, and could easily go another 10 years. From my history with Paul's Zins from this era, this could significantly gain to the upside if you like lots of secondaries and tertiaries - plenty of fruit, structure and balance for the long haul. Another winner. (2721 views) | | | Tasted by fredb on 12/15/2010: Medium brick red color with some thinning at the rim. Aromas of red dirt, plum, cherry, fig, and milk chocolate. Palate shows some grainy tannins with a dusty, raisiny, cherry fruit that finishes with a medium-short chocolate finish. Holding with good structure. Not particularly showy, but a pleasant, old, mountain Zinfandel. Drink. (2755 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 6/5/2010: Jimsomare Vertical at The White House (The White House, Anaheim, CA): Big sweetly fruited nose. Long but a bit hollow the fruit actually seemed a bit closed on this one. Good acids and rich fruit but subdued as noted. (3855 views) | | | Tasted by locovino on 5/21/2008 & rated 90 points: Stored in my cool temperature controlled cellar since release. Dark ruby color. Classic SC mountains Cabernet Sauvignon nose of pungent cassis, green olives and minerals. Well balanced in the mouth with some tannin and good acidity. Still moderately youthful with at least five more years of enjoyment ahead. Very nice Jimsomare. (2940 views) |
| 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.Zinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican 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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