• Colour

  Red

• Vintage

  1998

• Producer

  Ridge

• Country

  USA

• Region

  CALIFORNIA

• Product code

  YRM98CSB6U

• Availability

  3 cases

Producer Information

Ridge Vineyards was founded in the 1950s by four electrical engineers from the Stanford Research Institute, when they purchased a plot of unloved vines on Monte Bello Ridge in California. It has now become an iconic wine of California, producing premium quality wines. You will not be disappointed!

The Ridge Vineyards are unusual in having a well defined 'field blend', each vineyard having a well documented mix of different vines. The Geyserville vineyard, for instance, which is predominantly Zinfandel, includes plots of Petite Sirah and Carignan. The Lytton Springs vineyard has Zinfandel on the hilltops, with either Petite Sirah or Grenache planted around. The Monte Bello vineyard is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, but there are also some Petit Verdot and Merlot vines, as well as some Chardonnay. The Monte Bello wine, once a pure Cabernet, since 1975 includes a small proportion of other varieties such as the Petit Verdot, Merlot or Cabernet Franc.