Ridge Vineyards, Rockpile, Botticelli Vineyard, Red 2017
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This is the first time Ridge has produced a wine from this hillside vineyard in the Rockpile Viticultural Area. It is made up of four parcels of zinfandel and one of petite sirah. After fermenting each separately, we chose three of the four zinfandel blocks for their exuberant fruit and the petite sirah for its depth of color and full body at moderate ripeness. Enjoyable as a young wine, it has the intensity and structure to age for six to seven years.
Botticelli is a 60-acre mountain vineyard located around 1,200 feet above Lake Sonoma in the famous Rockpile appellation, which sits at the far western reaches of Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley. The history of Rockpile is a rich one beginning with the Pomo tribe, pre-1850, which called the region ‘kabe-chana’, meaning place with many rocks. Through the early 1900’s, the land was largely used for sheep ranches, and not until the creation of Lake Sonoma Reservoir in the 1980’s, did the property truly emerge as the impressive grape growing region it is today. Shortly after, in 2002, the Rockpile AVA was established. The current owners, Arthur and Susan Biedermann, planted 10 acres of zinfandel and petite sirah in 1997. Due to an inversion layer originating from Lake Sonoma, Botticelli receives ample sunlight throughout the growing season and less fog than nearby regions, leading to the production of high quality wine grapes. The 2017 Rockpile is our first vintage of this wine.
93 Points James Suckling
This has a firmish feel with ripe dark fruit, delivered in brambly, pure mode on the nose and palate. The tannins are strikingly rich, punchy and deep. A blend of 66% zinfandel and 34% petite sirah. Give this four or five years to settle. Try from 2024. 12/2019
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