All the characteristics you expect from a somewhat mature Ridge cab - cigar box nose, the vanilla from the American oak with good structure and a spine of lovely acidity. I do think, though, that this was a tricky period for Ridge - it doesn’t quite deliver in the way that wines from the 80s / 90s and 2010s seem to.
If this Ridge was pulling its punches slightly, this was doing just a little bit better than it should. Classic left bank cigar boxes and pencil lead, it’s somewhat restrained but there’s real length there, still some fruit and acidity but the tannins have subsided, giving it a certain lightness. Delighted to have a couple more in the cellar.
2006 Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Estate
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
All the characteristics you expect from a somewhat mature Ridge cab - cigar box nose, the vanilla from the American oak with good structure and a spine of lovely acidity. I do think, though, that this was a tricky period for Ridge - it doesn’t quite deliver in the way that wines from the 80s / 90s and 2010s seem to.
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2005 Château Clerc Milon
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
If this Ridge was pulling its punches slightly, this was doing just a little bit better than it should. Classic left bank cigar boxes and pencil lead, it’s somewhat restrained but there’s real length there, still some fruit and acidity but the tannins have subsided, giving it a certain lightness. Delighted to have a couple more in the cellar.
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