2006 Stonestreet Fifth Ridge

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2006 Ston­estreet Alexan­der Moun­tain Estate Fifth Ridge (Merlot/Cabernet Sauvi­gnon Blend)

2006 Stonestreet Fifth Ridge

2006 Ston­estreet Fifth Ridge

Vis­it­ing this win­ery 2 years ago is par­tic­u­larly mem­o­rable for me because I ran­domly got stung by a bee on the fore­head as we were walk­ing up to the win­ery!  The wines here are all very deli­cious, par­tic­u­larly the Christopher’s Cab, which I was lucky to try.  The wines here aren’t cheap, and the Fifth Ridge was one of the few I could afford at about $40 (sev­eral other cabs I liked were close to $100).  This is a very classy win­ery on expan­sive grounds.

Appearance/Aroma/Taste:
Upon open­ing this bot­tle I was greeted by a few nuggets of sed­i­ment in the neck of the bot­tle.  Per­son­ally I love it when a cork comes out with some crys­tal­ized good­ness on the busi­ness end.

This is a dark ruby wine that will paint your glass pink when swirled.  A very bright, pleas­ing aroma of black­berry and raisin.  Sim­i­lar tastes on the palate with a sub­tle black olive fla­vor as well.  I like how the fla­vors are so sub­tly melded together.  Slightly on the dry side with fine tan­nins that gen­tly tug at my cheeks.

Final Thoughts:
Tast­ing this wine again reminds me why I like this win­ery so much.  I remem­ber think­ing they use some kind of voodoo magic in their wine­mak­ing process to make it this good.  The 2006 Fifth Ridge is pretty acces­si­ble at $30-$40 so try it for yourself.

Final Grade: A-.

The Tech­ni­cal Stuff:
Date Tasted: Sep­tem­ber 15, 2011
Vin­tage: 2006
Vari­etal: 54% Mer­lot, 46% Caber­net Sauvi­gnon
Win­ery: Ston­estreet Alexan­der Moun­tain Estate
Region: Alexan­der Val­ley, CA
Alco­hol: 14.5%

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