Ancient Peaks Paso Robles Oyster Ridge Red 2013
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Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 5% Malbec, 5% Petite Sirah
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Giving up classic cab notes of crème de cassis, licorice, leafy herbs and graphite, the 2013 Oyster Ridge Margarita Vineyard is medium to full-bodied, polished and pure, with fine tannin, good mid-palate depth and excellent overall purity and elegance. Drink it over the coming decade.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2013 Ancient Peaks Oyster Ridge Red Wine appears to be the quintessential red wine from this region. Full-bodied and packed with black fruits and sweet oak, this wine does not hold back its regionality. The somewhat tannic finish suggests that a couple years of aging would bring the wine into better balance. (Tasted: March 24, 2017, San Francisco, CA)
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We are a family-owned winery specializing in estate-grown wines from Margarita Vineyard, the southernmost vineyard in the Paso Robles appellation on California’s Central Coast.
Just look at a map of Paso Robles wineries and at the very southern tip you will find our Vineyard. Here, amid the rugged Santa Lucia mountain range just 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean, Margarita Vineyard stands alone as the only vineyard in its vicinity, and thus the only vineyard to benefit from the extraordinary growing conditions of the area. Margarita Vineyard resides in the historic Santa Margarita Ranch, which was first planted to vines by Franciscan missionaries in 1774.
Ancient Peaks and Margarita Vineyard are owned by three longtime local winegrowing families—the Filipponis, Rossis and Wittstroms—who are actively involved in the daily operations of the vineyard and winery. Ancient Peaks wines are crafted under the guidance of Mike Sinor, a local winemaking veteran and one of the highest-rated winemakers on the Central Coast.
Ancient Peaks implements numerous sustainable viticultural practices to ensure natural quality in their wines while protecting the rich, native environment surrounding the Margarita Vineyard. Their practices have earned SIP (Sustainability in Practice) Certification for Margarita Vineyard, the leading standard for viticultural sustainability.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
Composed of steep mountain slopes of ancient Salinas River origins at 900 to 1,400 feet in elevation, Santa Margarita Ranch is in the southern portion of the greater Paso Robles AVA.