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Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1985

1985 vintage. Nice fill. Excellent cork. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes thru the 1.5 hours it lasted. Very little sed. Plenty of color. Light-medium body but got bigger and more developed after 45 mins or so. Tobacco, earth and cedar in spades along with dark fruit. This has plenty of life remaining at a high level. Wonderful stuff. 3.24.24. — 4 days ago

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Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Blend

Privileged to sample the 2016 Monte Bello at the winery as part of their Library offerings. The bottle is $375 at the winery. Tight and tannic after 8 years (and half an hour of decanting) but promising much more. Josh at the winery concedes that it’s in a dumb phase but should reach its peak in 20-30 years. I could analyze and pick apart this one for hours. — a month ago

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Suavia

Monte Carbonare Garganega 2020

ミネラルがギュッと
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— 2 months ago

Graziano Prà

Monte Grande Soave Classico Garganega 2019

Appealing subtle vibrancy stone fruit underline, mineral nice interweave of flavors very pleasant wine — 8 days ago

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay 2027

White Burgundy! 2021 vintage, tasted at the winery. — a month ago

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

78% Cabernet Sauvignon; 21% Merlot; 1% Petit Verdot. 106 tons from 43.5 acres. Winemaker notes 4/20. “Most enjoyable over next 12 to 18 years.” 18 months in oak. — a month ago

Romano Dal Forno

Monte Lodoletta Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend 2007

2009
Excelente vino
16,5 grados ensamblados a la perfección
380€
— 2 months ago

Monte Antico

Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2015

Cherry filled beautiful swallow. A nice tannin dry finish. A little leather as well. Shaffer wine same 2015 vintage fur 12$. Just love this. — a month ago

Tormaresca

Bocca Di Lupo Castel del Monte Aglianico 2017

Good Aglianico from Puglia. Nice sweetness and more polished tannins since my last bottle. Very aromatic nose. — a month ago

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Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1997

Flight #2 of our 1997 Retrospective and these were the thoroughbreds. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #2 had great color, was developing, fresh, focused, balanced; great structure. One of those glasses of wine you didn’t want to end and, for me, a tough call for favorite of the flight along with Wine #1. I vacillated between this being Dominus or Monte Bello; ultimately calling the former. This is in a beautiful phase of life. Monte Bello is one of those wines that needs decades to show its best. Drink now through 2040. — 2 months ago

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