2009 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.7%
Grape Varieties 94% Petite Sirah, 6% Zinfandel
Region Spring Mountain District
Harvest Dates 1 October 2009
Brix at Harvest 25.5°
Sites Primarily the oldest Dynamite Hill vines, with Petite Sirah from the Burger and Sonoma blocks and Zinfandel from the Track block.
Pressing Method Drained And Pressed After Nine Days.
Natural Yeast Yes
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 9 days
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details York Creek vineyard, Napa Valley appellation. Hand-harvested grapes were destemmed with half of the whole berries broken and fermented under a floating cap. The wine aged twelve months in American oak: 20% new, 15% one-year-old, 25% two- and three-year-old combined, and 40% four-year-old barrels. Sulfur additions were 35 ppm at crush and 175 ppm cumulatively over aging; these are process additions, not a finished-wine sulfites analysis.
Tasting Notes Dark purple; briary fruit, pepper and floral aromas; blackberry fruit, coated tannins, mint, licorice and a long finish.
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2007 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.7%
Grape Varieties 93% Petite Sirah, 7% Zinfandel
Region Spring Mountain District
Harvest Dates 11–19 October 2007
Brix at Harvest 23.6°
Pressing Method Drained And Pressed After Thirteen Days.
Natural Yeast Yes
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 13 days
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details York Creek vineyard; the producer labels the appellation Spring Mountain, Napa Valley. Hand-harvested fruit was destemmed with half of the whole berries broken, fermented under a floating cap with daily pumpovers, and aged twelve months in American oak: 20% new, 60% two- and three-year-old combined, and 20% four-year-old barrels. Sulfur additions were 35 ppm at crush and 187 ppm cumulatively over aging; these are process additions, not a finished-wine sulfites analysis.
Tasting Notes Rich and robust, with hillside-grown Petite Sirah structure.
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2006 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.8%
Grape Varieties 100% Petite Sirah
Region Spring Mountain District
Harvest Dates 12 and 14 October 2006
Brix at Harvest 24.5°
Fermentation Vessels Several small tanks
Pressing Method Drained And Pressed After Seven Days.
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 7 days
Oak Details 25% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak25%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Production Details York Creek vineyard, Napa Valley appellation. Whole berries underwent floating-cap fermentation in several small tanks, with juice circulated twice daily initially and less frequently as tannins developed. The wine aged twenty-four months in American oak, comprising 25% new and 75% two-year-old barrels.
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2005 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Petite Sirah
Region Spring Mountain District
Harvest Dates Late September 2005
Pressing Method Pressed On Day Six After Whole-Cluster Fermentation.
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 6 days
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Production Details York Creek vineyard, Napa Valley appellation. Whole clusters underwent natural-yeast fermentation. Fifteen barrels—one-third new, one-third three years old and one-third four years old—were combined, and the wine spent twenty months in oak.
Tasting Notes Richness and spice, with softened tannins and notable complexity.
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2004 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.6%
Grape Varieties 100% Petite Sirah
Region Spring Mountain District
Harvest Dates 8 September 2004
Brix at Harvest 26.1°
Pressing Method Drained And Pressed After Seven Days; A Small Amount Of First-Press Wine Was Added.
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 7 days
Oak Details 32% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak32%
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Production Details York Creek vineyard, Napa Valley appellation. The grapes were destemmed but not crushed and underwent 100% whole-berry, floating-cap fermentation. The wine aged twenty-two months in American oak, comprising 32% new and 68% four-year-old barrels.
Tasting Notes Deep, dark, and complex, with substantial structure.
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2003 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Petite Sirah
Region Spring Mountain District
Harvest Dates 2–11 October 2003
Brix at Harvest 24.1°
Pressing Method Drained And Pressed After Eight Days.
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 8 days
Oak Types Air-dried American oak
Production Details York Creek vineyard, Napa Valley appellation. The principally Dynamite Hill fruit underwent 100% whole-berry, floating-cap fermentation and was aged twenty-four months in air-dried American oak: 18% new and one-year-old barrels combined, 32% two-year-old barrels, and 50% four- and six-year-old barrels.
Tasting Notes Intense earthy black fruit, exotic spice, and firm tannins.
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1997 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Petite Sirah
Region Spring Mountain District
Production Details York Creek vineyard, Napa Valley appellation; an ATP-only release sourced from Dynamite Hill, which Ridge says was planted in the late 1960s from Devils Hill cuttings.
Tasting Notes Rich fruit, peppery spice, and firm 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)