Winery Ridge Vineyards - Estate Chardonnay

Winery Ridge VineyardsEstate Chardonnay

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Estate Chardonnay of Winery Ridge Vineyards is a white wine from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Estate Chardonnay from the Winery Ridge Vineyards

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Chardonnay of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, mint

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, acacia

On the nose the Estate Chardonnay of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dried apricot or earth and sometimes also flavors of non oak, toasted almonds or oil.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ridge Vineyards's Estate Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Estate Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Estate Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Estate Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Estate Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Estate Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Estate Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Estate Chardonnay from Winery Ridge Vineyards are 2009, 2006, 2005, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Ridge Vineyards

The winery offers 126 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California

The Winery Ridge Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 3000 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
In the top 2000 of white wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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