WTN: Curses the soul of the Mississippi Queen

[David M. Bueker]

• 2018 Ridge Evangelho - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County (6/25/2021)
  Yes, this is clearly a Ridge wine. That said, after a brief interlude it becomes all Evangelho. The sappy, soul of the deep fruit that always characterizes the vineyard shines through and stakes its place. I have said it in the past, but it bears repeating, Evangelho has a life force. Grape blend doesn’t matter. Producer doesn’t matter. Terroir wins out unless Wile E. Coyote drops an ACME anvil on the fruit.

[Jenise]

You have really raised the bar on this vineyard. It's a name I've long been aware of, and I've even owned wines made from it but only a few with miles in between. Next time I drink an Evangelho, I'll pay a lot more attention.