Ridge Vineyards
Estate Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate offers a hugely appealing mix of fruit richness married to the savory, structured style that is the Ridge signature. The 2019 is beautifully exotic, but natural without the volume of the Monte Bello. I imagine it will drink splendidly with minimal cellaring. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, mint, cinnamon and pomegranate. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate offers a hugely appealing mix of fruit richness married to the savory, structured style that is the Ridge signature. The 2019 is beautifully exotic, but natural without the volume of the Monte Bello. I imagine it will drink splendidly with minimal cellaring. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, mint, cinnamon and pomegranate. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)
Perched high atop the North Atlantic plate in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ridge’s Monte Bello property boasts a rich lineage that goes all the way back to the 1880s. Even today, the drive up the winding roads that lead to the top of Monte Bello is arduous. It’s virtually impossible to imagine what conditions must have been like 130 years ago. Ridge's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is fabulous. Beams of tannin and acidity make a strong opening statement, but there is more than enough fruit to fill out the wine's frame. This is an especially dark, virile Estate. Then again, that is 2013. Inky blue-purplish fruit, licorice, sage, exotic spices, and lavender grace the exquisite finish. This is an absolutely delicious mountain Cabernet endowed with real pedigree and class. It is also arguably the single greatest value in California Cabernet Sauvignon. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jul 2016)
Perched high atop the North Atlantic plate in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ridge’s Monte Bello property boasts a rich lineage that goes all the way back to the 1880s. Even today, the drive up the winding roads that lead to the top of Monte Bello is arduous. It’s virtually impossible to imagine what conditions must have been like 130 years ago. Ridge's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is fabulous. Beams of tannin and acidity make a strong opening statement, but there is more than enough fruit to fill out the wine's frame. This is an especially dark, virile Estate. Then again, that is 2013. Inky blue-purplish fruit, licorice, sage, exotic spices, and lavender grace the exquisite finish. This is an absolutely delicious mountain Cabernet endowed with real pedigree and class. It is also arguably the single greatest value in California Cabernet Sauvignon. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jul 2016)
Oct 12th, 2017
Mini Montebello, great stuff, should age incredibly
Mini Montebello, great stuff, should age incredibly
Dec 25th, 2015
@RidgeVineyards '06 Santa Cruz Mtn. Estate #Cabernet blend --56% Cabernet, 42% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Red currant, cardamom, vanilla and licorice and toasted oak. Velvety and Bordeaux-like. Sweet tannins. Needs at least an hour decant. This is a beauty! #RidgeVineyards #cuvee
@RidgeVineyards '06 Santa Cruz Mtn. Estate #Cabernet blend --56% Cabernet, 42% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Red currant, cardamom, vanilla and licorice and toasted oak. Velvety and Bordeaux-like. Sweet tannins. Needs at least an hour decant. This is a beauty! #RidgeVineyards #cuvee
Nov 23rd, 2014
Dug out this ‘10 … gem. Opened nicely. Medium bodied . Enjoyed the taste
Dug out this ‘10 … gem. Opened nicely. Medium bodied . Enjoyed the taste
Mar 28th, 2024
At 15 years this wine is drinking beautifully, black fruits ad earty notes at the nose. American oak very good integrated after a few years in bottle. In the mouth balanced with a good amount of acidity.
At 15 years this wine is drinking beautifully, black fruits ad earty notes at the nose. American oak very good integrated after a few years in bottle. In the mouth balanced with a good amount of acidity.
Apr 2nd, 2020
Nice color. Holding well with strong flavor. Well balanced and good cab. fruit taste.
Nice color. Holding well with strong flavor. Well balanced and good cab. fruit taste.
Jun 1st, 2019