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Producer priceRecommended retail price 2022 / 750ml $42.00≈ €37.37 · £31.57 www.ridgewine.com ↗

2022 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.4%
pH 3.76
Total Acidity 6.26 g/L
Grape Varieties 90% Zinfandel, 6% Alicante Bouschet, 4% Petite Sirah
Region Sonoma County
Harvest Dates 5 September 2022
Brix at Harvest 23.6°
Sites Bedrock Vineyard
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types American oak and French oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sonoma Valley fruit was hand-harvested, destemmed and crushed, then pumped over a floating cap twice daily. Native-yeast fermentation was followed by full malolactic on naturally occurring bacteria. The wine aged eighteen months in 98% air-dried American and 2% French oak barrels: 13% new, 5% one-year-old, 18% two-year-old and 64% three-year-old. Minimum-effective sulfur additions were 35 ppm at crush and 90 ppm over aging; the wine was pad filtered at bottling.
Tasting Notes Magenta; ripe red plum, black cherry, peach pit and dried apricot; raspberry, strawberry, cola and baking spices; medium-bodied, soft and silky, with polished tannins, bright acidity and a long juicy finish.

2021 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 14.8%
pH 3.78
Total Acidity 7.3 g/L
Grape Varieties 89% Zinfandel, 9% Alicante Bouschet, 2% Petite Sirah
Region Sonoma County
Harvest Dates 7 September and 16 October 2021
Brix at Harvest 25.8°
Sites Bedrock Vineyard
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types American oak and French oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sonoma Valley fruit was hand-harvested, destemmed and crushed, then pumped over a floating cap twice daily. Native-yeast fermentation was followed by full malolactic on naturally occurring bacteria. The wine aged eighteen months in 90% air-dried American and 10% French oak barrels: 13% new, 5% one-year-old, 18% two-year-old and 64% three-year-old. Minimum-effective sulfur additions were 35 ppm at crush and 141 ppm over aging; the wine was pad filtered at bottling.
Tasting Notes Dark purple; ripe plum, cassis, black cherry, blueberry, purple flowers and pink taffy; medium-bodied entry, structured mid-palate, natural acidity, layered finish.

2020 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.6%
pH 3.84
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Grape Varieties 94% Zinfandel, 4% Petite Sirah, 2% Alicante Bouschet
Region Sonoma County
Harvest Dates 24 August 2020
Brix at Harvest 23.8°
Sites Bedrock and Hooker Creek
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Sonoma Valley fruit was hand-harvested, destemmed and crushed, then pumped over a floating cap twice daily. Native-yeast fermentation was followed by full malolactic on naturally occurring bacteria. The wine aged fourteen months in 100% air-dried American oak barrels: 10% new, 15% one-year-old, 20% two-year-old and 55% three-to-five-year-old. Minimum-effective sulfur additions were 35 ppm at crush and 60 ppm over aging; the wine was pad filtered at bottling.
Tasting Notes Briary blackberry, anise, black pepper and black olive; concentrated plum and boysenberry, rounded tannins and balanced acidity.

Producer Information

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)

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