Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Damn…perfect cork, high neck, in my cellar maybe 2 decades! Had to move over 1000 bottles due to leak …found some fun stuff…agree with rest of pro comments…all there!
Damn…perfect cork, high neck, in my cellar maybe 2 decades! Had to move over 1000 bottles due to leak …found some fun stuff…agree with rest of pro comments…all there!
Jul 26th, 2023
A slightly saline iodine note. Tangy blue fruit with sour cherry, leather, tobacco. The fruit and structure are intense . A little bit simple but delicious and authentic.
A slightly saline iodine note. Tangy blue fruit with sour cherry, leather, tobacco. The fruit and structure are intense . A little bit simple but delicious and authentic.
Jul 5th, 2020
Birth year Montebello at Ridge Lytton Springs. What a gorgeous wine that is peaking out. Lots of barnyard and farm notes. Diminished fruit quality and 12.9% alc. Leather, tobacco, and wonderfully textured rustic fruit. Superb.
Birth year Montebello at Ridge Lytton Springs. What a gorgeous wine that is peaking out. Lots of barnyard and farm notes. Diminished fruit quality and 12.9% alc. Leather, tobacco, and wonderfully textured rustic fruit. Superb.
May 23rd, 2016Tasted with finest provenance - direct at the winery. A beautiful and perfect mature version of Monte Bello that has transformed into the kind of secondary aromas and flavors you most likely find in fine Bordeaux. The color is an attractive medium-light red with a hint of amber at the edges. The nose is all red apple skins and the bright earthy aromas of the forrest floor in Fall. Palate is herbal with tea and rose petals, herbs, and tobacco. Fruit isn't gone, but overwhelmed by the complexity of the other elements. Finish in long (about 60 seconds) and echoes the complexity of the palate.One of the finest "Old California" wines I've yet tasted. A revelation that shows Monte Bello to be a European wine trapped in a California label. $400 Winery Retail. www.austinbeeman.com
Tasted with finest provenance - direct at the winery. A beautiful and perfect mature version of Monte Bello that has transformed into the kind of secondary aromas and flavors you most likely find in fine Bordeaux. The color is an attractive medium-light red with a hint of amber at the edges. The nose is all red apple skins and the bright earthy aromas of the forrest floor in Fall. Palate is herbal with tea and rose petals, herbs, and tobacco. Fruit isn't gone, but overwhelmed by the complexity of the other elements. Finish in long (about 60 seconds) and echoes the complexity of the palate.One of the finest "Old California" wines I've yet tasted. A revelation that shows Monte Bello to be a European wine trapped in a California label. $400 Winery Retail. www.austinbeeman.com
Mar 18th, 2016
Earthy, herbal and cassis - impressed with its development but still fresh
Earthy, herbal and cassis - impressed with its development but still fresh
Oct 17th, 2015
A lovely wine. Mid-weight, full of character. Earth driven, very spicy. Lots of red plum, tobacco and herbs.
A lovely wine. Mid-weight, full of character. Earth driven, very spicy. Lots of red plum, tobacco and herbs.
Oct 10th, 2015
Birth-year Monte Bello and roast chicken before heading back to work tomorrow. Dried cherries and plums, mint and roasted poblano with herbs.
Birth-year Monte Bello and roast chicken before heading back to work tomorrow. Dried cherries and plums, mint and roasted poblano with herbs.
Dec 30th, 2014
Classic; a wonderful balance of vibrancy and the character from age.
Classic; a wonderful balance of vibrancy and the character from age.
Dec 1st, 2014
Really great. Magnums make a difference. My first real magnum.
Really great. Magnums make a difference. My first real magnum.
Jan 18th, 2014