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Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" - 2020

Name: Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello"
Brand: Ridge Vineyards
SKU: 18668
Price: 299.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 18668 750 mL

Offering a more nuanced and complex package than is typically found in California Cabernet this is dark and rich with a deep core of earthy, plummy fruit and spectacular notes of eucalyptus, tobacco, and anise on the finish.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Santa Cruz

Producer

Ridge Vineyards

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Petit Verdot

Limited Production: Only 1 bottle(s) per customer

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Staff Pick Notes

Now this is a well made wine. And it's everything I want from a California Cabernet. Opulent in texture with well integrated tannins. Plush, complex, concentrated flavors without being overly ripe and jammy on the palate. The fruit and oak are harmonious, rather than bombastic components. I tasted this wine three times over the course of four days. The structure never faltered. Each sip proved uniquely contemplative. It's so delicious. Ridge Monte Bello is hands down one of the benchmarks of American winemaking.The transparency in vineyard practices and vinification at this winery are paralleled by few others in any country. You know what you are getting when you pick up a bottle from this producer. High quality. Little fanfare. To the point. Excellent all around.

- BLR

About the Producer

Cupertino, California, USA The history of Ridge Vineyards begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor who became a prominent member of San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge. He terraced the slopes and planted vineyards; using native limestone, he constructed the Monte Bello Winery, producing the first vintage under that name in 1892. This unique...

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Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Merlot

The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine, and has long been prized for the "softening" effect it can have on Cabernet Sauvignon - especially...

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...