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Red
2018 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Tasting Notes 51
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motuski Likes this wine: 92 points
August 18, 2023 - High quality cab blend. Dark fruit and wood in balance with medium acidity and tannins.
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SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 points
July 28, 2023 - Part of a Ridge winery dinner with my wine group. Probably my favorite of the night. My favorite of the night.
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Tomportwine Likes this wine: 93 points
June 19, 2023 - Beautiful medium bodied cab. Black cherry, cigar box, wet stone flavors, with earthy tannins and medium + acidity. Drinkable now but believe it will be a lite smoother in a few years.
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FoMoCo Likes this wine: 93 points
May 30, 2023 - Consistent with previous note (April 2022). Rich, not too much oak, and just enough tannins to suggest it has a long shelf life. I will revisit with another 2018 later this year or next. I’ve now acquired some Monte Bellos and can’t wait for the day I can open one. Expectations are high following the quality of the Estate Cab.
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Elkcims Likes this wine: 93 points
March 6, 2023 - 3 hour S/O drank over 2 days. Better on day 2. Dark purple, black currants, dark cherry, blackberry, and plum. Fruit forward and smooth mid-palate with medium concentration. Background spice, cocoa, light tannins. A nice wine to enjoy when looking for a wine late afternoon.
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By Antonio Galloni
Santa Cruz Mountains: The Compelling 2018s & 2019s (May 2022), 5/1/2022 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Central Coast Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/21/2022 (link)(Ridge, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Californian Cabernet Sauvignon 2017/18 panel tasting results, 2/1/2022 (link)(Ridge Vineyards, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/9/2021 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Estate, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
- UPC Codes 7070292974252, 744442279005, 744442279180
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 17 (0%)
- In Cellars 3,338 (83%)
- Consumed 678 (17%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
lamb, beef, game, Lam, Okse, poultry, red meat, steakWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerRidge
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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