Ridge Vineyards
Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Who knew a Ridge Chardonnay could age so well...2010 shows such great depth and layers...virtual tasting with Ridge, tasted the 2018, 2017 and 2010. This score is for the 2010, one of the best New World Chardonnay’s I have tasted.
Who knew a Ridge Chardonnay could age so well...2010 shows such great depth and layers...virtual tasting with Ridge, tasted the 2018, 2017 and 2010. This score is for the 2010, one of the best New World Chardonnay’s I have tasted.
Jun 8th, 2020
Reduction
Butter hazelnut tart green apple
Medium minus acidity
Lean minerality
Medium body
On a chilly early fall Sunday morning at the vineyard
2500 feet elevation at Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Apple stadium.
Reduction
Butter hazelnut tart green apple
Medium minus acidity
Lean minerality
Medium body
On a chilly early fall Sunday morning at the vineyard
2500 feet elevation at Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Apple stadium.
So glad our impressions from the tasting at the Lytton Springs tasting room was borne out over a year later. You probably haven’t had a #chardonnay like this. This vintage has a distinctive green curry leaf (Bergera koenigii) aroma, backed by dried pineapple, toasted almonds. There’s some weight on the palate, stone fruit, pear and hints of vanilla. Beautifully complex and paired wonderfully with heirloom Mexican corn tortilla tacos. #ridgevineyards
So glad our impressions from the tasting at the Lytton Springs tasting room was borne out over a year later. You probably haven’t had a #chardonnay like this. This vintage has a distinctive green curry leaf (Bergera koenigii) aroma, backed by dried pineapple, toasted almonds. There’s some weight on the palate, stone fruit, pear and hints of vanilla. Beautifully complex and paired wonderfully with heirloom Mexican corn tortilla tacos. #ridgevineyards
Nov 1st, 2024
Rich and wonderfully reduced. A bit viscous, but otherwise this tends towards corton Charlemagne
Rich and wonderfully reduced. A bit viscous, but otherwise this tends towards corton Charlemagne
Jul 30th, 2018Lost a lot of fruit, nearly sherry-like nuttyness that works with richer food
Lost a lot of fruit, nearly sherry-like nuttyness that works with richer food
Apr 11th, 2018
Sophisticated and smooth. CA has potential.
Sophisticated and smooth. CA has potential.
Jul 19th, 2015
Maciek had this 10 years ago
Maciek had this 10 years ago
Oct 25th, 2015