Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Sleek with earth and blue fruit. Needed air/time. Light-medium body. 01.29.25. — 12 days ago

Rich Bluth

9.2

drinking perfectly now. enjoy! — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

Nose: cab franc vegetal

Palate: crunchy fruit. Delicious. — 3 months ago

Joe Estrada

10

What else can I say other than Cab Sav is my favorite Saarloos & Sons wine — 7 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2021 vintage. Light-medium body but with more stuffing than encountered in the previous 6-7 vintages. Unanticipated frontal-palate richness. Expected, back-end, oomph without massive tannins. Pretty without being precious. Would love to throw this ringer in a Napa and/or BDX tasting. Phenomenal without the cloying weight of the usual suspects. Best Cabernet Sauvignon effort I’ve had from this winery. 01.29.25. — 12 days ago

Paul Masson

8.9

Must love roasted veggies. But this has shed some of its oak and youthful reduction. In a good spot with another 5-10 years of interest. — 2 months ago

Kamall

9.1

Flat out delicious — 4 months 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. — 24 days ago

Mark Harrison

8.9

Went well with wienerschnitzel dinner — 4 months ago

Tony Loyola

9.2

Opened and taste every 20 minutes after. Lively from the start, fresh dark berries, smooth after one hour. Deep red color. Nice nose. Beautiful blend! — 7 months ago