I have only been lucky enough to try some of Ridge's Zinfindel's and two different Syrah's, but no Bordeaux Verietals from Santa Cruz. This guy is dense and dark with lots of length that seems to stretch out for a good twenty seconds. What made it a cut above my usual Cabernet was the silky texture that can not be ignored. I drank it out of paper cups at an Indian Restaurant in the tenderloin in San Francisco and had trouble focusing on the meal.