Ridge Vineyards earned its place among the world’s elite when its flagship Monte Bello famously outperformed leading Bordeaux at the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting. In the now legendary blind tasting, French judges unexpectedly ranked several Californian wines ahead of France’s most celebrated estates, proving that the New World could rival Europe’s greatest regions. Today Ridge remains widely admired for producing some of California’s most elegant and ageworthy wines, guided by a philosophy of minimal intervention, native yeasts and transparent winemaking that allows the character of vineyard and vintage to shine.

"The 2020 Petite Sirah Lytton Estate is superb, and also the highlight of the 2020s at Ridge. Deep and resonant in the glass, the 2020 impresses with its balance, something that was very hard to achieve in 2020. Scents of blackberry, grilled herbs, menthol, lavender and mocha are immediately alluring. There is maybe a bit of graininess in the tannin, but that is a pretty small critique within the context of the year.  Drink 2023-2030"  Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com