2023 Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Maison Blanche Soil: sedimentary units

Soil: sedimentary units

The '17 is starting to take on the complexitiy that only comes with time

The highest point of Clau de Nell offers a glimpse of the Loire in the distance

all fruit is hand-harvested

with a small dose of sulfur (15 mg/l)

2023 Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Maison Blanche Soil: sedimentary unitsFrom 1978 to 2007 Ridge produced a cabernet based Santa Cruz Mountains bottling. In 2008 the name changed to Estate Cabernet to highlight the fact that all the grapes for that wine are grown by Ridge and come from the Monte Bello Vineyard. In 2023 we purchased grapes from several high quality growers in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We decided to revive this label to indicate that the grapes for this wine, rather than being farmed from Ridge, come from