Dense black fruit flavors are underlined by warm spice and give way to charred oak in this robust wine. The vines of ‘Dragon Ridge’ produce big, rich wines that stand on their own or pair with bold, flavorful dishes.
Specs
Varietals: 77.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15.7% Petite Sirah, 6.7% Mixed Reds
Appellation: Lodi, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Total Acidity: 6.0 g/L
pH: 3.60
Residual Sugar: 4.0 g/L
2021 Dragon Ridge Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi
Tasting Notes
Concentrated blackberry flavors are accentuated by toasted oak and supportive tannins in this bold wine.
Specs
Varietals: 81.8% Zinfandel, 12.5% Petite Sirah, 5.7% Mixed Reds
Appellation: Lodi, California
Alcohol: 15.0%
Total Acidity: 6.1 g/L
pH: 3.75
Residual Sugar: 7.0 g/L
What’s Included
6-bottles:
2x 2021 Dragon Ridge Red Wine Blend, Lodi
2x 2021 Dragon Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi
2x 2021 Dragon Ridge Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi
Case:
4x 2021 Dragon Ridge Red Wine Blend, Lodi
4x 2021 Dragon Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi
4x 2021 Dragon Ridge Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi
Price Comparison
Not for sale on winery website, $276/case MSRP
About The Winery
Winery: Dragon Ridge
Location: Lodi, California
These wines are the stuff of legends, celebrated for their timeless allure and storied heritage.
Lodi is one of the most storied growing regions of California’s Central Valley, where wild vines used to grow along the river’s edge. It’s most well-known for old, fortuitous vines that produce wines of strength and character. The mountain range to the east resembles a sleeping dragon, one that overlooks and protects the vineyards, often cloaked in early morning fog that burns to sun in the afternoon.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Happy holidays and happy to be able to rat the 2021 Cabernet!
This was almost surprisingly good. A lighter style Cab, but still plenty of flavor. Medium bodied with a nice ruby red color I got cherry and spices with lots of acid. Not hot at all and pretty balanced and well made. We thoroughly enjoyed it with pizza. I mean this is not super complex or anything but a nice every day wine that goes down very smoothly. It kind of reminds me of something like the slingshot - for the price, something good you can open anytime and not be disappointed. This would be great to enjoy with a group, bring somewhere, or give as a gift.
I would be curious to try the other ones, they sound pretty good too. For about $25 you could try 3 different wines or give them as a set. Now that’s a cool deal.
As soon as I received the incoming bottle for rattage, I knew it was going to be a good one, Dragon Ridge Old Vine Zinfandel, 2021. Zinfandel is a favorite varietal of mine and my lab assistants. It can go a number of different ways, all of which are good IMHO.
Upon PNP it was quite pleasant; very jammy, fruity nose. On the palate, it was very smooth and mellow with a soft finish. It was very fruit forward with light tannins. It was less intense than most zins. One of the group confessed to normally preferring non-oaky whites, and they really enjoyed this.
After about an hour, the jammy nose is still extremely present but has another scent on the background that we couldn’t identify. It was still very smooth and fruity with a slight end note of oak. The finish was fuller after the hour to open up the wine – it was good at PNP but better after the wait.
We didn’t have any food with this tasting, unless holiday cookies or chips and queso count! The cookies did not enhance or detract from the wine. The chips and queso were spicier with the Dragon Ridge.
We just happened to have recently received some of Scott Harvey (auto-buy in our group) Zinfandel 2021, so we had to compare the Dragon Ridge alongside the Scott Harvey. The Dragon Ridge is more fruit forward on the front end than the Scott Harvey 2021. The white wine drinker preferred the Dragon Ridge over Scott Harvey. After an hour with each the Dragon Ridge Zinfandel opened up more and represented well!
I’m a bit sad this is a mixed case, as we were planning how to split and now we have to rethink our plans depending on the other rattage.
Thanks as always to Alice and WCC for the sample – Happy Holidays!
2021 Dragon Ridge Red Wine Blend, Lodi
Tasting Notes
Specs
2021 Dragon Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi
Tasting Notes
Specs
2021 Dragon Ridge Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi
Tasting Notes
Specs
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale on winery website, $276/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jan 13 - Tuesday, Jan 14
Dragon Ridge Mixed Reds
6 bottles for $49.99 $8.33/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $89.99 $7.50/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2021 Red Wine Blend
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 Old Vine Zinfandel
Previous offer:
8/21/24 (meh)
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
Happy holidays and happy to be able to rat the 2021 Cabernet!
This was almost surprisingly good. A lighter style Cab, but still plenty of flavor. Medium bodied with a nice ruby red color I got cherry and spices with lots of acid. Not hot at all and pretty balanced and well made. We thoroughly enjoyed it with pizza. I mean this is not super complex or anything but a nice every day wine that goes down very smoothly. It kind of reminds me of something like the slingshot - for the price, something good you can open anytime and not be disappointed. This would be great to enjoy with a group, bring somewhere, or give as a gift.
I would be curious to try the other ones, they sound pretty good too. For about $25 you could try 3 different wines or give them as a set. Now that’s a cool deal.
2021 Old Vine Zinfandel
As soon as I received the incoming bottle for rattage, I knew it was going to be a good one, Dragon Ridge Old Vine Zinfandel, 2021. Zinfandel is a favorite varietal of mine and my lab assistants. It can go a number of different ways, all of which are good IMHO.
Upon PNP it was quite pleasant; very jammy, fruity nose. On the palate, it was very smooth and mellow with a soft finish. It was very fruit forward with light tannins. It was less intense than most zins. One of the group confessed to normally preferring non-oaky whites, and they really enjoyed this.
After about an hour, the jammy nose is still extremely present but has another scent on the background that we couldn’t identify. It was still very smooth and fruity with a slight end note of oak. The finish was fuller after the hour to open up the wine – it was good at PNP but better after the wait.
We didn’t have any food with this tasting, unless holiday cookies or chips and queso count! The cookies did not enhance or detract from the wine. The chips and queso were spicier with the Dragon Ridge.
We just happened to have recently received some of Scott Harvey (auto-buy in our group) Zinfandel 2021, so we had to compare the Dragon Ridge alongside the Scott Harvey. The Dragon Ridge is more fruit forward on the front end than the Scott Harvey 2021. The white wine drinker preferred the Dragon Ridge over Scott Harvey. After an hour with each the Dragon Ridge Zinfandel opened up more and represented well!
I’m a bit sad this is a mixed case, as we were planning how to split and now we have to rethink our plans depending on the other rattage.
Thanks as always to Alice and WCC for the sample – Happy Holidays!
The varietals and pricing are good, but the RS numbers are too high for my taste.