2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.6%
pH 3.95
Total Acidity 5.03 g/L
Grape Varieties 68% Zinfandel, 32% Petite Sirah
Drinking Window Best over the next eight or nine years from the producer note dated January 2025.
Classification Rockpile AVA
Region California
Harvest Dates 13–16 October 2023
Brix at Harvest 24.1°
Sites Botticelli Vineyard; six of eight independently fermented vineyard blocks were selected by taste.
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sustainably farmed and hand-harvested fruit from Botticelli Vineyard, located around 1,200 feet above Lake Sonoma. Grapes were destemmed and crushed, with twice-daily pump-overs over a floating cap. The wine spent fourteen months in 100% air-dried American oak barrels: 10% new, 10% two-year-old and 80% at least five years old. Water and tartaric acid were added. The sulfur regimen was 35 ppm at crush and 110 ppm cumulatively over aging; these are process additions, not a finished-wine sulfite analysis.
Tasting Notes Ruby; medium-bodied; bramble, nutmeg and freshly cracked peppercorn aromas; currant, blackberry and wild fennel flavors; elegant finish with brown spice and focused minerality.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.2%
pH 3.78
Total Acidity 7.27 g/L
Grape Varieties 68% Zinfandel, 32% Petite Sirah
Drinking Window Best over the next six years from the producer note dated January 2024.
Classification Rockpile AVA
Region California
Harvest Dates 6–12 September 2022
Brix at Harvest 25.3°
Sites Botticelli Vineyard; Zinfandel and Petite Sirah were fermented independently and assembled by taste.
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Details 11% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak11%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sustainably farmed and hand-harvested fruit from steep Botticelli Vineyard slopes at approximately 1,200 feet. Grapes were destemmed and crushed and received twice-daily pump-overs over a floating cap. Aging used 100% air-dried American oak, comprising 11% new and 89% five-plus-year-old barrels. Water and tartaric acid were added. The sulfur regimen was 35 ppm at crush and 35 ppm cumulatively over aging; these are process additions, not a finished-wine sulfite analysis.
Tasting Notes Anise, raspberry and pâté aromas; blackberry, coated tannins, dark chocolate and black olive.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.7%
pH 3.79
Total Acidity 5.55 g/L
Grape Varieties 73% Zinfandel, 23% Petite Sirah, 4% Alicante Bouschet
Drinking Window Drinkable on release and expected to evolve over the next seven years from the producer note dated January 2023.
Classification Rockpile AVA
Region California
Harvest Dates 13 September–16 October 2021
Brix at Harvest 25.1°
Sites Botticelli Vineyard; seven blocks were fermented independently and five selected for the final wine.
Fermentation Vessels Open-top tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Details 11% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak11%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sustainably farmed and hand-harvested fruit from Botticelli Vineyard at approximately 1,200 feet. Grapes were destemmed and crushed and received twice-daily pump-overs over a floating cap. The wine spent fourteen months in 100% air-dried American oak: 11% new and 89% five-plus-year-old barrels. A 1% water addition was made. The sulfur regimen was 35 ppm at crush and 89 ppm cumulatively over aging; these are process additions, not a finished-wine sulfite analysis.
Tasting Notes Blackberry, cherry, tobacco, terra cotta, cardamom and cinnamon aromas; medium body and energetic tannins; licorice, currant, white pepper, forest floor and minerality.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.3%
pH 3.85
Total Acidity 5.67 g/L
Grape Varieties 71% Zinfandel, 29% Petite Sirah
Classification Rockpile AVA
Region California
Harvest Dates 29 September–14 October 2019
Brix at Harvest 25.1°
Sites Botticelli Vineyard; four of seven separately harvested and fermented blocks were selected for the final wine.
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 13 days
Oak Details 15% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak15%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sustainably farmed and hand-harvested fruit from Botticelli Vineyard at approximately 1,200 feet. Grapes were destemmed and crushed, with twice-daily pump-overs over a floating cap. The wine spent twelve months in 100% air-dried American oak: 15% new, 15% one-year-old, 20% two-year-old, 20% four-year-old, 10% five-year-old and 20% six-year-old barrels. Tartaric acid was added at 1.25 g/L; this is an addition rate, not the finished wine's tartaric-acid concentration. The sulfur regimen was 35 ppm at crush and 100 ppm cumulatively over aging; these are process additions, not a finished-wine sulfite analysis.
Tasting Notes Vibrant cherry and blackberry aromas; supple tannins; balanced palate; juicy finish with brown spice.
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2017 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 66% Zinfandel, 34% Petite Sirah
Drinking Window Enjoyable young, with capacity to age for six to seven years from the producer note dated August 2017.
Classification Rockpile AVA
Region California
Sites Botticelli Vineyard; four Zinfandel parcels and one Petite Sirah parcel were fermented separately, with three Zinfandel blocks and the Petite Sirah selected for the wine.
Production Details This was Ridge's first vintage of Rockpile. The grapes came from Botticelli, a 60-acre mountain vineyard around 1,200 feet above Lake Sonoma; its ten acres of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah were planted in 1997. The selected parcels were fermented separately before assemblage.
Tasting Notes Exuberant Zinfandel fruit; Petite Sirah depth of color and full body at moderate ripeness; intensity and structure.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
17100 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435, USA
Phone
+1 408.867.3233
Owner
Private ownership (founding families)
Cellarmaster
John Olney (Head Winemaker & CEO)