Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Merlot

9.218 ratings
9.25 pro ratings
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tobin Trevarthen

Delicious. Soft edges. Bing cherry. Holds the mid-palette.

Delicious. Soft edges. Bing cherry. Holds the mid-palette.

1 person found it helpfulJun 16th, 2018
Rebecca Fletcher

Plum, black cherry, baking spice, violets and vanilla. Rich and lush on the nose. M acid, m body and m+ tannin. Black cherry and cocoa. Balanced and long finish. The fruit lingers quite a while and it has a brightness about it. 1 minute + finish.

Plum, black cherry, baking spice, violets and vanilla. Rich and lush on the nose. M acid, m body and m+ tannin. Black cherry and cocoa. Balanced and long finish. The fruit lingers quite a while and it has a brightness about it. 1 minute + finish.

1 person found it helpfulAug 2nd, 2016
Chris Juelsgaard

Lake wine

Lake wine

Jul 26th, 2016
Matt Krueger

Coming from the richer soils around 1300ft near the bottom of monte bello. Beautiful for single varietal bottlings from these two plots. Big and powerful with old world structure from Santa Cruz mountains.

Coming from the richer soils around 1300ft near the bottom of monte bello. Beautiful for single varietal bottlings from these two plots. Big and powerful with old world structure from Santa Cruz mountains.

Jul 15th, 2016
Adam Gäfvert

Seriös Merlot. Som väntat fruktdominant men med väldigt torrt avslut. Mörka bär, plommon, cigarr och svart te. Mediumfyllig kropp men väldigt snabbdrucket.

Seriös Merlot. Som väntat fruktdominant men med väldigt torrt avslut. Mörka bär, plommon, cigarr och svart te. Mediumfyllig kropp men väldigt snabbdrucket.

Oct 14th, 2018
Jenny Vega

2013 vintage. One of my favorite Merlots no matter what the year!

2013 vintage. One of my favorite Merlots no matter what the year!

Apr 24th, 2016
Jeanette Rodriguez

Great merlot

Great merlot

Mar 19th, 2016
Renato Hoyle

Renato had this 8 years ago

Renato had this 8 years ago

Apr 2nd, 2016
Kelly Fishman

Kelly had this a year ago

Kelly had this a year ago

Oct 30th, 2022
Erik Rupinski

Erik had this 3 years ago

Erik had this 3 years ago

Dec 13th, 2020