The Winery Black Ridge of Santa Cruz Mountains of California | Winedexer

Winery Black Ridge
The winery offers 30 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Scotto Cellars.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California
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The Winery Black Ridge is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Cruz Mountains.. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Black Ridge wines

Looking for the best Winery Black Ridge wines in Santa Cruz Mountains among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Black Ridge wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Black Ridge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Black Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Black Ridge

How Winery Black Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), pork colombo or venison stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Black Ridge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Black Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Black Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Black Ridge

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Black Ridge.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

High-altitude AVA above the Pacific fog layer: signature Pinot Noir as king on cool slopes — complex reds with red and black fruits, Burgundian finesse and New World depth, long ageing. Ample, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon on warmer, sunnier eastern slopes. Lively, mineral Chardonnay with measured oak ageing, Merlot and Zinfandel as backup (25% each). Rugged terrain between San Francisco and Monterey, a chiselled mountain identity.

The top white wines of Winery Black Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Black Ridge

How Winery Black Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), salmon pave en papillotte or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Black Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Black Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Black Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Black Ridge

  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Black Ridge.

  • Chardonnay
  • Moscato
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.

The top sweet wines of Winery Black Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Black Ridge

How Winery Black Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Black Ridge

  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

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