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. — 12 days ago

Martijn

9.0

Nice flowery and fruity nose. I think I will keep my other bottles a few more years to see if and how it can develop further.
The acidity is at a nice very old balsamic level. — 2 months ago

Kelsie Palumbo

9.0

Had at the Jencks and was very good — 24 days ago

John Willison

9.0

Clean, crisp, alpine, a bit of menthol. — a month ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.4

Happy 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣🫶🏼 — a month ago

Mark S.

9.0

good. Black currant, berry and cherry a bit. Almaviva 22 @31900, Pieroth, 241115 — 2 months ago

Carla

10

Sold at Trader Joe’s and Costco. Mel brought it — 15 days ago

Lindsay Rupp

9.0

Olive Garden — 17 days ago

Rich Bluth

9.2

drinking perfectly now. enjoy! — a month ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.4

Bountiful of red berries and cranberries no both aromas and taste. Powerful and rich body structure. Well-balanced, round tannins, bright acidity. Long finish and enticing texture. — 2 months ago