Ridge Vineyards
Estate Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
This Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Santa Cruz Mountains is so young right now.
Already showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and nicely balanced.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.
A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 17 months in mostly used barrels. 70% American oak and 30% French oak.
91 points.
13.4% alcohol by volume.
$50.
This Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Santa Cruz Mountains is so young right now.
Already showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and nicely balanced.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.
A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 17 months in mostly used barrels. 70% American oak and 30% French oak.
91 points.
13.4% alcohol by volume.
$50.
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
Dark fruit, currant, blackberry, and cherry. Still heavy tannins after 11 years.
Dark fruit, currant, blackberry, and cherry. Still heavy tannins after 11 years.
Nov 29th, 2024