Julia Reinstein

9.2

making ragu with Paolo — 6 years ago

Mike Leach

9.1

Very good fruit, could stand a bit more time to integrate the tannins. — 7 years ago

Tiffani Tenorio.Yarris

9.0

I really enjoyed this wine and loved that it was holding up beautifully - I must preface I enjoy older wines, and love wines on all lengths of their journey. Apple, melon, lanolin - rich mouth feel - finishes elegantly and soft. — 8 years ago

Katy Pine

9.2

Christmas wine—ditto on the reviews — 8 years ago

Charleen Moore

8.9

Lovely smooth Chardonnay with — 9 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.1

Big for a merlot, very typical Ridge style — 9 years ago

Justin Hart

9.1

Smooth, round not really earthy or bitey, but hints of herb, black cherry, leather and spice. Yum! — 10 years ago

with Cherish

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

Classically styled CF, just like their Cabernet Sauvignon 👍🏼 — 6 years ago

Sam Friedland

9.2

Took sometime to open. Still some fruit， tannins. Half a bottle 1992. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

History begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor in San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This is 100% Zin! Deep red almost purple. Aromas of cherry fruit and unmistakable Zin spice! In the palate, blackberry and cherry flavors with peppery herb spice integrated with dusty tannins. Lively acidity shows up in the medium finish ending with a big fruit finish. Nice! — 8 years ago

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9.4

Perched high atop the North Atlantic plate in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ridge’s Monte Bello property boasts a rich lineage that goes all the way back to the 1880s. Even today, the drive up the winding roads that lead to the top of Monte Bello is arduous. It’s virtually impossible to imagine what conditions must have been like 130 years ago. Ridge's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is fabulous. Beams of tannin and acidity make a strong opening statement, but there is more than enough fruit to fill out the wine's frame. This is an especially dark, virile Estate. Then again, that is 2013. Inky blue-purplish fruit, licorice, sage, exotic spices, and lavender grace the exquisite finish. This is an absolutely delicious mountain Cabernet endowed with real pedigree and class. It is also arguably the single greatest value in California Cabernet Sauvignon. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jul 2016) — 9 years ago

Jeff Vejr

9.4

Cellared well. Tasting legendary. — 9 years ago

Eric

9.3

Pretty rockin nose of cinnamon, dirt, bramble, oak and spice. Big fruit and spice on the palate with a pinch of tannin left. Still has a few years left, but thinking this is the apex. First time Bello and its a winner in my view. — 10 years ago

David Todd

9.3

Very good. Needs to really breath. Deep tannins complex — 7 years ago

with Karyn, Brian and 1 other

Lance Williams

9.2

Tasted at March 2019 Montebello Collector event — 7 years ago

Robert McNally

10

As perfect as everyone says it is — 8 years ago

Arden Barnett

9.5

What a pleasant surprise! From Monte Bello to Geyserville, Ridge consistently produces classic Napa greatness. Well balanced, soft mouthfeel, Extremely smooth tannins. A beautiful ruby color, light oak, tobacco, raspberry, dark cherries, got a lot of nuttiness which was a delicious surprise. This wine has aged very well and really shows how a little aging can do wonders. — 8 years ago

Aaron Means

9.2

I like the traditional Monte bello better — 9 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.6

Tried the '90 recently, spoke of how amazing a producer of Californian Cabernet it is, but just needed a little more time, this '85 is well & truly on point, everything is in balance, there's fruit intensity yes, but the development/complexity/layers are really shining through, outstanding stuff. — 9 years ago

Renato Hoyle

9.2

Great acid, not huge, will develop well over time — 10 years ago