Stuart Pollack

9.4

Elegant and earthy. Drinking perfectly now, and needed only a short time to completely open up. Start out with dark cherry flavors, and ends in earth and tar. Sangiovese, but quite different from Chianti and Brunello in style. An excellent if somewhat pricey $75 purchase. — 5 years ago

Sam Friedland

9.2

Took sometime to open. Still some fruit， tannins. Half a bottle 1992. — 6 years ago

Katy Pine

9.2

Christmas wine—ditto on the reviews — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

5 March 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago

Roman Ochocki

9.5

The key word is: "chocolate". — 9 years ago

GM

9.3

This did not suck! — 9 years ago

Julia Shteynberg

10

With Dima at sienna tavern. Delic!!
— 9 years ago

Joe Hernandez

8.9

It's a little young still but is very soft and supple. It's luscious on the palate with a smooth finish. — 10 years ago

Nesim Bekalti

9.5

40Malbec, 30Cab, 30Merlot — 10 years ago

Reza Malekzadeh

9.6

Awesome local Cab! — 12 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.3

Really nice. Tons of dark fruit, cocoa, some tree bark, good acidity that makes it more rustic and Italian than smooth Napa. — 5 years ago

Lance Williams

9.2

Tasted at March 2019 Montebello Collector event — 6 years ago

Robert McNally

10

As perfect as everyone says it is — 7 years ago

Aaron Means

9.2

I like the traditional Monte bello better — 8 years ago

Jeff Vejr

9.4

Cellared well. Tasting legendary. — 8 years ago

Renato Hoyle

9.2

Great acid, not huge, will develop well over time — 9 years ago

Rick K

9.3

Powerful, aromatically beautiful. Oak nicely integrated. Really nice singular California Merlot. — 9 years ago

Chanda Williams

9.5

Wow--so special. Only bottled in magnums. Super mineralitywirh a hint of pear underneath. — 10 years ago

Patrick Kelly

9.2

Smooth! Oak, chocolate, berries (red and black), but much too young. Next bottle in 2021! — 10 years ago

Kelly Dowiak

9.0

Sweet with smooth finish — 11 years ago

Julia Reinstein

9.2

making ragu with Paolo — 5 years ago

Mike Leach

9.1

Very good fruit, could stand a bit more time to integrate the tannins. — 6 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.0

Another nice vintage here (a vertical tasting would be amazing). 2014 was all blueberry and blackberry. There's an earthiness too. Allspice? Annually one of the great tasting stops on the bench. Come for the wine, stay for the bocce. Stay manly, my friends. — 6 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.1

Big for a merlot, very typical Ridge style — 8 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. — 9 years ago

Kevin O'Connor

9.4

I bow down at Mr. Drapers feet! — 9 years ago

John DeCarlis

9.3

Cola, black raspberry and some toasty oak. Dark violet color with soft tannins. — 10 years ago

Jerry Edwards

9.6

Elena Pozzolini, the winemaker, explained that Scipio was the General that defeated Hannibal. This wine, clearly defeated all other wines tonight. Floral notes on the nose. Black fruit with a leathery texture and a long elegant finish violets and licorice. — 10 years ago

John O'Hara

10

Just delicious... — 10 years ago

with Jason

Stacy Benz

9.6

Very sweet crisp wine. Excellent! — 12 years ago