Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Tasted at Ridge. Dark scarlet. Opaque and brooding. Notes of black fruit, unsweetened chocolate, dark earth and some spice. Powerful impact in the mouth. Great mouthfeel. Chewy. Still young and primary. Needs a decade or two of slumber and will surely improve.
Tasted at Ridge. Dark scarlet. Opaque and brooding. Notes of black fruit, unsweetened chocolate, dark earth and some spice. Powerful impact in the mouth. Great mouthfeel. Chewy. Still young and primary. Needs a decade or two of slumber and will surely improve.
Sep 5th, 2022Stunning. Balanced and deep. Way too young but super impressed.
Stunning. Balanced and deep. Way too young but super impressed.
Apr 12th, 2017This is a beautiful wine that should age well for decades. #ridgevineyards
This is a beautiful wine that should age well for decades. #ridgevineyards
Jan 16th, 2017Too young to drink but very much like its brethren!
Too young to drink but very much like its brethren!
Dec 27th, 2016Flavorful, dark, succulent. Its has depth but also restraint. At 13.6% you can feel its power but has perfect balance of ultra refined tannins and soft acidity. Blueberry, cocoa, crushed asphalt and a long finish. Tasted 2013 at their lytton springs estate. If its this good now... Oh the places it will go!
Flavorful, dark, succulent. Its has depth but also restraint. At 13.6% you can feel its power but has perfect balance of ultra refined tannins and soft acidity. Blueberry, cocoa, crushed asphalt and a long finish. Tasted 2013 at their lytton springs estate. If its this good now... Oh the places it will go!
Dec 16th, 20162013, PV had some serious influence on the nose currently, give this 20 years!
2013, PV had some serious influence on the nose currently, give this 20 years!
Nov 6th, 2016Baby but so good. Great life ahead of it. Juicy currants and black plums, hints of spiced red fruits, fresh vanilla, spice cake, tobacco leaf, slightly chunky tannins that are persistent and will go the long haul. Love how vibrant it was even though it was wound up.
Baby but so good. Great life ahead of it. Juicy currants and black plums, hints of spiced red fruits, fresh vanilla, spice cake, tobacco leaf, slightly chunky tannins that are persistent and will go the long haul. Love how vibrant it was even though it was wound up.
Sep 1st, 2016Quite a wine. Highest tannin levels in the history of monte bello but still held in check by the concentration. Needs time but going to be killer
Quite a wine. Highest tannin levels in the history of monte bello but still held in check by the concentration. Needs time but going to be killer
Jul 15th, 2016