Light, refreshing fruit forward white. Lots of melon and pineapple aromas and flavors. Easy drinking, good on its own — 7 years ago
I was plenty satisfied with this "baby montebello", a few years away from ideal drinking window — 9 years ago
13.7% alc.
9 barrels made. $90/btl.
From AR note sheet:
"33 year old vines grown in Franciscan shale and sandy loam over limestone at 2200' in the Santa Cruz Mountains at the top of Montebello Road above Cupertino. Fermented 30% whole cluster with native yeast, and basket pressed to 30% new French oak barrels for 22 months." — 9 years ago
Have bought this wine the last two years and it’s one of my favorites. Good flavors. — 7 years ago
Excellent 2016. Could certainly cellar for a few years. Full of dark fruit and moderate tannin. Had it with lamb chop. Good pairing. — 7 years ago
Once again this wine was the favorite. Not too sweet and with a little effervescence, it is light but full fruit flavor. It is best chilled. We served it at a dinner party with my daughter and her college friends and they thought it was fantastic! I have to get more. They drank both bottles I had saved! We served it with roasted turkey, garlic potatoes with mushroom gravy and grilled asparagus. It went well with the dinner. — 9 years ago
Really herbal with lemon pith and baking spice notes. Quite a bit of dairy comes up on the finish. Nice acidity. Love the way it has progressed. Very interesting! #chardonyesway #ridgevineyards #montebello — 9 years ago
Although I prefer the Montebello this is also a success story from Cupertino. Great value and wonderful fruit. — 9 years ago
dry , just yummy ... wow almost as good as the Montebello at a much much much better price point !! — 7 years ago
Started reminding me of those pinnacle ridge montebello experiences. 4 square wine as they would say. 👌🏼 — 7 years ago
May 3, 2017 — 8 years ago
Wonderful simply wonderful — 8 years ago
Sweet white wines meet red. Blood of Judas= AWESOME!
— 9 years ago
Folks at Ridge pulled out some Estate cab, Montebello, and this 05 Lytton Springs from the cellar. Perfect amount of age, great complexity and aromatics right now. — 9 years ago
Lance Williams
Tasted at March 2019 Montebello Collector event — 6 years ago