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White
2021 Ridge Chardonnay Estate
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
Label borrowed from 2020
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Label borrowed from 2020
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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gteran76 Likes this wine: 90 points
April 14, 2024 - Opened for 30 min inside the fridge, the temp was a bit warm so we chilled it a bit more. Had it with salmon.
The color is pale yellow, nose mute for now, the body is medium plus, fresh tropical and buttery at the moment. Time will help.
Drank out of a 375ml.
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DevenStephens Likes this wine: 94 points
March 27, 2024 - Seems this is really hit or miss with most people. Personally it was a hit. Light gold color. Nose of burnt popcorn, peach and orange. On the palate it's funky, buttery, orange and sweet lemon. Burnt pop-corn again, peaches and some minerality. Rich, waxy mouthfeel and a surprisingly long finish. Really fun wine and just another thing Ridge does right in my opinion
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novicemike Does not like this wine: 89 points
February 27, 2024 - Not my style. Didn’t take great notes but other reviews are spot on. Funky and mineral driven. Medium to full bodied.
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oldwines Likes this wine: 92 points
February 15, 2024 - Tasted at Wine & Spirits Top 100 NYC. Aged in used American oak barrels. Natural malolactic fermentation, neither encouraged or discouraged. Native fermentation all around. This seems like a slightly new methodology over the last 5-8 years. The wine is showing matchstick/reduction, unlike vintages I’ve had around the 2016 timeframe. Very briny, crisp yet dense and chewy. Citrus is there but it seems more mineral driven. Needs time…
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CondorKhan wrote: 91 points
February 15, 2024 - Obviously super young. Nose of matchstick, like a very new German Riesling.
The palate is funky and saline, with orange peel and green apple. With air it fattens up and gives up a waxy lanolin texture and fuller peachy fruit.
It's very interesting right now but I'd like to give it more time.
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More notes
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2021
- 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 7070293023782, 7070330692971, 744442479009
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,133 (83%)
- Consumed 226 (17%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
pork, poultry, rich fish, scallops encrusted with pistachios, stuffed pork loin, vegetarianWho Likes This Wine
90% Like It 20 votes
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- FamilyRidge Chardonnay Estate
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- VarietyChardonnay
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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