Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Rich cassis and tobacco … vanilla frosting … everything well integrated… faint graphite ? Touch of bell pepper.
Rich cassis and tobacco … vanilla frosting … everything well integrated… faint graphite ? Touch of bell pepper.
Apr 20th, 2025
Goes great with BBQ chicken for some reason
Goes great with BBQ chicken for some reason
Nov 19th, 2021Classic color, fragrances, and dark cherry on the palate. If you drink this wine at less than 5 years old, you might be disappointed. But at 7 years old, it is amazing. August 2025.
Classic color, fragrances, and dark cherry on the palate. If you drink this wine at less than 5 years old, you might be disappointed. But at 7 years old, it is amazing. August 2025.
Aug 7th, 2025
Roasted asparagus, blackberry jam, black currant, violets, wild earth, polished leather, smooth, toasty, tannic and absolutely incredible. I’d love to drink it with even more age
Roasted asparagus, blackberry jam, black currant, violets, wild earth, polished leather, smooth, toasty, tannic and absolutely incredible. I’d love to drink it with even more age
Nov 30th, 2024
Deep purple, the 2018 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon shows pronouned aromas of blackcurrant, blackberries, tobacco, coffee, vanilla, cloves, dark chocolate, pine and menthol. Medium to full bodied with ripe, fine grained tannins and fresh acidity, this is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blend from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Drink from 2024 until 2040.
Deep purple, the 2018 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon shows pronouned aromas of blackcurrant, blackberries, tobacco, coffee, vanilla, cloves, dark chocolate, pine and menthol. Medium to full bodied with ripe, fine grained tannins and fresh acidity, this is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blend from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Drink from 2024 until 2040.
Sep 19th, 2022
Such delicious, well made wine with great balance between structure and fruit density. Decanted for a few hours but really needs to be put away for a while. Crazy that this is the approachable Monte Bello!
Such delicious, well made wine with great balance between structure and fruit density. Decanted for a few hours but really needs to be put away for a while. Crazy that this is the approachable Monte Bello!
Dec 23rd, 2021
Unlike past years, this is full bodied and nicely balanced with little bottle aging. None to cellar as I had both bottles immediately.
Unlike past years, this is full bodied and nicely balanced with little bottle aging. None to cellar as I had both bottles immediately.
May 25th, 2021