Jesse Pender

Assistant Winemaker Delicato Family Vineyards

8.9

Incredible dense dark color. Very dense flavors. Could use another year or two of aging. — 6 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.3

Massive, sexy fruit-forward Pinot Noir from Zio Tony vineyard in the heart of Laguna Ridge. Good vintages of this cuvée are on par with the Cohn in my opinion, and this might be my favorite one yet. On night 3 this really opened up and showed some brooding dark berries, cola and sandalwood, laced with earth and spice. Already quite layered and complex, but needs a year or two in Bottle to show more defined flavors. Big oak tannins are still prevalent. Outstanding effort from an unusually low yielding harvest, this wine has some serious future ahead of it. — 7 years ago

Matthew Denci

9.0

Interesting, sort of like you took Italian barbera and lightened up two notches. At first it was a bit sour cherry, high acid, and short finish but with time it put on a little weight and showed more what I would call the barbera hallmarks, a sort of richness, balsamic notes, bitter green near the back and a long finish. Interesting more than great but worthwhile none the less. — 8 years ago

Bruce Moffat

9.0

Rich, earthy aroma. Nicely structured Zinfandel with pleasant spice notes that linger on the palate. One of the most satisfying Zins I've had in a while. — 8 years ago

Matt Krueger

9.1

Coming from the richer soils around 1300ft near the bottom of monte bello. Beautiful for single varietal bottlings from these two plots. Big and powerful with old world structure from Santa Cruz mountains. — 9 years ago

Amanda Yanagisawa

9.7

Needs another year or two — 9 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.0

Up to ridge standards. I'd add a year or two of age for perfection. — 10 years ago

Haley Balogh

9.0

Have been enjoying the 2012 vintage now for a few months. Honestly, one of my favorite pinots I've had to date. Beautiful soft wine,: dark cherry, baking spice, wonderful finish. I could easily have a glass... Or two... on its own. This is an easy going wine with lots of dark fruit and a wonderful nose. — 10 years ago

Perry Riddle

8.9

My first bottle from Drew. A very intriguing, intellectual wine. Tannic and one dimensional on day one...lots of cranberry. Day two brought violet and a very discernable sanguinity to the nose. The minerality holds through to the palate with the red fruit but there was some unpleasant oxidation. I would suggest a few years in the cellar or a one hour decent. — 10 years ago

Darren Delmore

9.6

Night two is all time. I remember this freshly bottled at WOPN. Still has a couple years to go. — 11 years ago

Heather Venard

9.2

Blackberry and tobacco... Love the balance of sweet and savory. — 7 years ago

John T

9.5

17 years in the bottle. Past peak drinking and still a fantastic cab. Wish I had ordered a whole case. Drink now! - or in the next two years. Don’t miss the taste of a great wine — 7 years ago

Joe Loughran

9.5

Relative to the other two monte bello in the flight I had ('84 and '91), this felt like a baby at 16 years old. A testament to the long life of these wines. Patience will be rewarded, but admittedly, this was an amazing wine and drinking very nicely after an adequate decant. Drink or hold. — 8 years ago

Sean Christensen

9.0

Amazing acidity. Very Burgundian. — 8 years ago

Konrad Michels

9.5

This is a phenomenal wine already, but the two other bottles that can with it are going to go and rest for at least the next decade. 2026 and on are going to be so good. — 9 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.1

Had it two days ago and can't for the life of me not remember the specifics other than okay ... I guess......will have to try it again. 😳 — 9 years ago

with Tammy

Keith Walker

9.0

Nice Pinot Noir mix of two CA locations. Nice with pizza as a table wine. Paid $16.99 a bottle. — 9 years ago

Josh Orr

9.1

Took almost two hours to open up but showed really nicely after that with pretty red fruit and spice. #pinotnoir #sonomacoast #msclassic — 10 years ago

Chris Danner

9.0

very good, not great. likely should have uncorked this howell mountain classic a year or two ago! happy easter!🐰🍷 — 10 years ago

with Cortney

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.0

All peaches and floral on day one. More complicated on day two. Yum. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

A Bordeaux blend red red plum 20% of the wines from the dusted valley label currant berry fruit. Fresh and bone dry on the finish light red berry fruit with light floral notes. Very good Milton free water closest city 10000 people tho Oregon vineyard 46 th parallel is state line pacific influence enables them to ripen the grapes I the summer. Christophe baron planted his vineyards in 1998 so by 2007 the land prices were skyrocketing 22 parcels 12 acres their focus was Syrah 2/3 of vineyards are Syrah two different clones then Grenache petite Syrah cinsault Viognier Tempranillo and more just to experiment river rocks deposited by floods over 25000 years basalt lava flows 5-10 million years ago 11,000 feet thick depression is a major heat sink at peak summer they gettworehours of sunlight than napa. Vansicle ridge goes out to the Pacific Ocean. — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

On the nose, ripe, bramble fruits of; blackberries, blueberries, plum, black raspberries, slightly creamy raspberries, dark cherries & strawberries. Dry crushed rocks, vanilla, soft volcanic minerals, dry stems, dark berry cola, some dark moist soil and fresh dark floral bouquet with deep violets.

The palate is medium full, thick and round. The fruits are fresh & lively. It’s a good point in its evolution to open a bottle. 07 such a strong vintage in Napa/Sonoma. There is plenty of life ahead. At least, 7 years, maybe 10. The structure, length, tension and balance are excellent. It’s a seamless flow. Bramble fruits of; blackberries, blueberries, plum, black raspberries, huckleberries, slightly creamy raspberries, dark cherries & strawberries. Dry crushed rock powder, vanilla, soft volcanic minerals, dry stems, dark berry cola, some dark moist soil and fresh dark floral bouquet with deep violets. The acidity is round and well done. The long, round, rich, ripe, balanced finish is delicious and lasts nearly two minutes.

The blend is 71% Zinfandel, 22% Petite Sirah & 7% Carignane.

Photos of, Ridge Winery overlooking Silicon Valley, the front entrance, Owner and retired Winemaker Paul Draper and their Lytton Springs Vineyard.
— 7 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.0

Ridge delivers, ready to drink now but will improve for a year or two. — 8 years ago

Chip Krotee

9.4

I have a Ridge bias and need to get that out right away. Had this 2013 bottle at Steak48 in Houston. In my opinion at 70$ was the best bank for buck wine on the menu so ordered it. This was better than a bottle I had tried earlier and was interesting that two bottles could vary so much. With this one it was a good start and I'd say this is a medium to full body Zin. You def get the cherry, plum, and dark fruit plus some licorice or spice. I really enjoyed it and as it breathed it added some complexity. Finish was excellent. Rating based on price at restaurant. It you can get for $30-32. Really good buy. — 9 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

4th of July BBQ 'tweener wine. I had opened this and had a glass or two the day before, but brought it out for guests while waiting for the Cab to get some air. This is a really nice Grenache. Beautiful translucent red, nice nose and so well balanced. Love what @Angela Osborne is doing with this grape. — 9 years ago

with Albert

Aaron Ehrlich

9.0

Hold for another year or two but shows great potential. — 10 years ago

Grant Everett

9.4

2013. Just a baby. Needs about two hours of air, then it's just showing off. Lovely. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Tadros

9.1

Ready to drink, but if you wait on it for another year or two, it should be perfect. — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

This is from two vineyards on he true Sonoma coast — 11 years ago

Tom Natoci

10

Two very big & bold Napa Cabs the Switchback pulls it off, the Lewelling may be a little too over the top. — 12 years ago