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Ridge

Ridge Vineyards is a multi-estate enterprise with vineyards and wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Sonoma County and Paso Robles. It is a leader in organic, sustainable winemaking and is the largest grower of certified organic grapes in the appellations of Sonoma County and the Santa Cruz Mountains. The business was founded in 1959 when three Stanford Research Institute engineers bought an abandoned winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The vineyards had been planted in the late 19th century by a San Francisco physician who produced his first vintage in the original winery, called Monte Bello, in 1892. The first Ridge vintage was in 1962. For more than 50 years Ridge’s winemaker and CEO was Paul Draper, a legendary figure in California winemaking. Draper retired in 2016 and Ridge veteran Mark Vernon became CEO. Each winery has its own winemaker. Ridge makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot, Petite Sirah and Rhone style wines. Robert M. Parker Jr. writes that Ridge “is undeniably one of California’s top wineries.”

1981 Ridge Esola Zinfandel ATP

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

2017 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

VN  94   
JD  93   
JR  16.5   

2018 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

JS  94   

2018 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

JS  94   

2019 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

2019 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

2022 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

1981 Ridge Fiddletown Eschen Ranch Zinfandel ATP

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

1986 Ridge Geyserville

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

1986 Ridge Geyserville

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

1986 Ridge Geyserville

Lightly elevated cork; base neck fill

1986 Ridge Geyserville

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

1986 Ridge Geyserville

1985 Ridge Jimsomare Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon CP

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

2018 Ridge Jimsomare Zinfandel

1991 Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   
WS  #72 of 1993   

1986 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1997 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

ST  94+    
WS  93   
RP  90-91   
JR  17.5   

1999 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill

WS  92   
ST  92+    
JR  18   
DE  ****   

1999 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill

WS  92   
ST  92+    
JR  18   
DE  ****   

1999 Ridge Monte Bello

Lightly elevated cork

WS  92   
ST  92+    
JR  18   
DE  ****   

2005 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

RP  97+    
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

2005 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  97+    
VN  95   
JR  18.5   

2018 Ridge Monte Bello

JS  97   
VN  96+    
WA  94-97+    

2019 Ridge Monte Bello

VN  97-100