A whiff of chocolate creeps into the aromas of this fully ripened wine, and, if its fruit is also well-defined, it is somewhat heavy and wants a slightly zestier note to reach for the ratings peak for which it challenges but ultimately falls a tad short. Viscous to the point of being more than just supple, and benefitting from the grippy nature of its Petite Sirah addition, the wine is capable of holding up in bottle for a half-decade or more but promises to come good in less. (9/2017)
Originally a part of the Rancho Sotoyomi land grant, these hundred acres were purchased in the mid-1800s by Archibald Carmichael. Ridge began farming the western half of the plot in 2000.
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