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About Pride Mountain Vineyards
Nestled above the Spring Mountain fog, on the Napa-Sonoma county line, Pride Mountain Vineyard sits on a former 340-acre agricultural Summit Ranch. In 1989, when Jim and Carolyn Pride purchased the spread they planned on growing grapes to sell, but soon caught the bug and built a winery.
2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Claret Reserve Napa Valley
Producer: Pride Mountain Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Bordeaux Blend
Origin: California
Region: Napa
94 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2004
($115) Deep ruby-red. Knockout nose combines roasted black raspberry, cassis, espresso and bitter chocolate. Sweet, fat and deep, with extravagantly rich, seamless flavors of dark berries and chocolate. Not as sweet as the Mountaintop merlot but even larger-scaled. The finish shows more obvious cabernet tannins and considerable sweet oak, but has more than enough powerful, palate-staining fruit. As a potential purchase, this is a no-brainer for collectors who can find and afford it.
93 Points | Wine Spectator
96+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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