Now that I've spent some time with this wine...I'm so enraptured by it. Absolutely the height of what California wine can do. Graphite, mint, herbaceous, mulling spices, anise, licorice. Tannins still incredibly powerful. Linear on the palate, giving a complete and unique vision. I simply cannot imagine a better wine.
Now that I've spent some time with this wine...I'm so enraptured by it. Absolutely the height of what California wine can do. Graphite, mint, herbaceous, mulling spices, anise, licorice. Tannins still incredibly powerful. Linear on the palate, giving a complete and unique vision. I simply cannot imagine a better wine.
Aug 18th, 2017Vertical: tannins mostly resolved. Old fruit on the nose, dusty, dried vanilla mid palate. Complex and some people would say at the height of it's game. I preferred the 05 with more backbone.
Vertical: tannins mostly resolved. Old fruit on the nose, dusty, dried vanilla mid palate. Complex and some people would say at the height of it's game. I preferred the 05 with more backbone.
Aug 15th, 2017Tannic as hell! Restraint, concentrated, bursting earth and wild flavors. Total baby but still approachable.
Tannic as hell! Restraint, concentrated, bursting earth and wild flavors. Total baby but still approachable.
1 person found it helpfulAug 15th, 2017
Nice legs. Very smooth, dark fruits ! Great legs! My first Ridge and I will have more!
Nice legs. Very smooth, dark fruits ! Great legs! My first Ridge and I will have more!
1 person found it helpfulMay 24th, 2014
Pavarotti singing 'Nessun Dorma' in my mouth.
Pavarotti singing 'Nessun Dorma' in my mouth.
Aug 28th, 2016
This ultra superb '95 Ridge Montebello puts just about every older vintage Napa cabernet to shame with highly complex aromas and flavors of blackberry , fig , scorched earth, violets , cedar and nutmeg on the nose... followed by a perplexing array of red and dark berry, cinnamon, and lavender tea flavors on the palate. This delivered that Wow factor you would expect from a World Class iconic wine. Better than the 2000 and 2003 Montebellos. Its true they say to wait 20-25 years to pop open one of these in most years. Just remember to use a prong style opener rather than a corkscrew on a vintage wine to avoid the cork crumbling into your bottle.
This ultra superb '95 Ridge Montebello puts just about every older vintage Napa cabernet to shame with highly complex aromas and flavors of blackberry , fig , scorched earth, violets , cedar and nutmeg on the nose... followed by a perplexing array of red and dark berry, cinnamon, and lavender tea flavors on the palate. This delivered that Wow factor you would expect from a World Class iconic wine. Better than the 2000 and 2003 Montebellos. Its true they say to wait 20-25 years to pop open one of these in most years. Just remember to use a prong style opener rather than a corkscrew on a vintage wine to avoid the cork crumbling into your bottle.
May 21st, 2019
Lovely. Enjoyed at RPM Steak Chicago.
Lovely. Enjoyed at RPM Steak Chicago.
Aug 25th, 2018
Young, not too much depth to t hey, opened a 375ml
Young, not too much depth to t hey, opened a 375ml
May 15th, 2018
Just piling on with the other comments. Absolutely brilliant.
Just piling on with the other comments. Absolutely brilliant.
Oct 4th, 2017
Mind blowing
Nov 27th, 2016
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
