2018 Ridge Vineyards Estate Cabernet SauvignonWinemaker Notes A beautiful, fresh red with blackberry, blueberry and some chocolate. Pine, light toffee and coffee undertones. Dried herbs, too. Medium to full body with intensity and richness. Dusty tannins. Savory finish. Very drinkable now, but even better in 2023. About Winery Ridge Vineyards is a famed Californian wine producer founded in 1962, and based in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but with vineyards in several parts of the state. Its flagship

As Rare Millésime 2008 gradually warms in the glass

non-invasive farming

it was Chateau Montelena’s 1973 Chardonnay

Silver Ghost founder Weston Eidson’s great-grandfather

holding onto their softness and fine texture even as they become more pronounced

Still quite closed

Orin Swift Cellars

David Hohnen

His name is Daniel Daou and he is devoting his life and every imaginable resource to creating

29 roasted hazelnuts

We farm Cabernet grapes in eight of Napa’s 16 sub-appellations

They combine their winemaking knowledge and use blending as their ultimate winemaking tool to craft wines of quality