2020 Ridge, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains

Colour: Red

Vintage: 2020

Region: California

% Alcohol: 14.99

90 JD

2020 Ridge, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains

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Tasting Notes and Scores

90 JD

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate comes all from the estate Monte Bello Vineyard on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, which is much warmer than the western side of the region. A blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Merlot that was brought up in 55% new American oak, it has a bright and vibrant perfume of black plums, smoked herbs, darker chocolate, and vanilla-laced oak. It's firm, focused, and linear on the palate, with medium to full body, nicely integrated acidity, and building tannins. It should benefit from a year or two in the cellar, and I would enjoy bottles over the following decade.

Jeb Dunnuck

2023-10-24