Red
Black Ridge Estate Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)
Santa Cruz Mountains · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Cruz Mountains · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
pato · frango assado · queijos macios · cogumelos · risoto
Rated vintages
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201393 pts
Baked strawberries and red cherries pair deliciously with shaved nutmeg, vanilla and black tea leaves on the nose of this bottling. There is a strong black plum tang to the sip, which is decorated lavishly with thyme, bay leaf, rust and gravel—a very elegant expression overall.
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201292 pts
Stewed cherry, exotic cardamom and mace spices and hints of juniper and bay leaf bring an earthy component to the nose of this Pinot. Dark cranberry and black-plum-skin flavors meet with earth tones of turned loam, pine needle and menthol on the palate.
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201092 pts
There's a dynamic range of aromas on this wine, from dark blackberry fruit to sassafras, anise, eucalyptus, coffee and earthy loam. It's rich with nicely chalky tannins on the palate, with flavors of cooked black cherry, black tea and licorice.