Jeremy Krantz

9.6

Always delicious. Ridge never disappoints. Currants, oak, choco-vanilla and cream. It's a tiny tad thin but absolutely slaps because it feels almost crushable. Almost — 5 days ago

Joe Lyons

9.4

Right to me to drink IMO fruit is there need a couple hours to open up….but very good — 18 days ago

Patrick Parham

9.0

Cherry, vanilla, and a little mocha. Extra smooth. Good texture, not quite velvety — 5 days ago

Chantelle M

9.2

Jim brought. — 3 days ago

Jay Kline

9.7

Of all the American red wines that participated in the Judgement of Paris, it could be argued that Monte Bello has shown the greatest propensity to age. In fact, I would go as far as it requires lengthy cellaring to extract its best. I’ve had the good fortune to drink a number of tremendous vintages of Monte Bello over the last several years and this one has got to be at or near the top of the lot.

Opened and poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1991 Monte Bello pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core moving out towards a light ruby rim; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing (still!) with gorgeous notes of ripe and tart black currants, mixed bramble fruit, tobacco, some purple flowers, dill, mint, leather, earth, vanilla and associated baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. The structure remains tremendous which again, seems to indicate youth. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is super long and immensely satisfying. This is one of those wines that will outlive most humans. Drinking well now with a short decant but this has the gas to see 2061 with ease. — a month ago

Chris Opdyke

9.2

$10 in the closeout bin? Yes — 18 days ago

Brian Hearty

9.4

2018. Probably my favorite Ridge Zinfandel that I’ve had. Could be that I found it in Delta Junction and wasn’t expecting it to be this delicious, or that it paired great with our homemade chicken parmigiana. — 17 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2019 | minerality and cherries in smell. My notes say: strict ánd cheerful. Love it. — 21 days ago

Kayla Watson

9.0

Really good and smooth. Very drinkable with or without food — a day ago

Melissa Rocco

9.2

2021 in Jan 2025. Smooth and full fruit, easy to drink on its own — 24 days ago