2018 Ridge Napa Valley Charbono - Deep ruby color. Palate is a wonderful mix of cherry, black plum, blueberry and blackberry. The fruit is well complemented by excellent weight on the palate, bright acid, slight dustiness, supple tannins and a long finish. An exceptional wine that will age for 15-20 years. 94 Points
My friend and I were curious as to how close the numbers Ridge listed on the Charbono label were to what was actually on the bottle. The next day, he took a sample to the lab and ran PH and ABV. Ridge has the wine listed as 3.7 PH and 13.0% ABV. The results from the lab were 3.55 PH and 12.7% - very close to what they have listed. Always nice to know a winery that’s honest with its numbers.
Yup…the Ridge numbers on the label are totally honest. In fact, I suspect, given the high-tech lab
they have at Ridge, their numbers are more accurate than your friends, Ryan.
Tom
How cool - my good friends at Judd’s Hill make a Charbono sourced from Suisun Valley and it’s delicious in the way you describe. I’ll have to hunt out the Ridge, which the website says is sourced from up in Calistoga.