2020 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon er með þekktustu vínum Kaliforníu. Víngarðurinn er þó ekki í Napa-dal heldur í fjöllunum milli Santa Cruz og Silikondalsins. MB stóð sig vel í Parísarsmökkuninni 1976 og enn betur í endurtekningunum, m.a. 2006.

Winemaker Tasting Notes

Opaque ruby color with ripe cassis, plum and red currant fruit, toasty oak, vanilla, fennel, juniper berry and bay laurel. Well-integrated velvety tannins, full mid-palate, firm acid, and a long, sumptuous finish. JO (3/21)

JancisRobinson.com

17++ “Deep lustrous crimson. Very complex balsam, sage and ripe Cabernet, including blackcurrant leaf, on the nose. Extremely subtle and layered. Quite marked acidity on palate entry and then supple tannins enclose the fruit. Definitely worth stashing away for many a long year but nowhere near ready. If it has a fault, it’s that it lacks a very long finish.” -Jancis Robinson (March 2024)