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1971 Ridge Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
- Santa Cruz Mountains, USA
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- Red - Bold and Structured
- Organic Sustainable
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Formerly the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon was labeled as 'Santa Cruz Mountains Estate'.
Vineyard notes: "In 1886 the first blocks of the Monte Bello vineyard were planted and construction on the winery begun. The first vintage was the 1892. In the early 1940s, the last of the old vineyard was abandoned; in the late forties a few blocks were replanted. Those cabernet vines—now over sixty-five years old—produced the first Ridge Monte Bello (1962) and subsequent vintages until 1974. By then other abandoned blocks had been replanted and their fruit considered for use in the Monte Bello. A number of those consistently produced a more accessible wine that developed its full complexity earlier and these were combined as the “Santa Cruz Mountains.” With the 2008 vintage the name of this stylistically distinct wine became the Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, stressing the principal varietal and the Monte Bello estate vineyard as its source."
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Ridge Vineyards is a famed Californian wine producer founded in 1962, and based in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but with vineyards in several parts of the state. Its flagship wine, Monte Bello, is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated Bo...
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- Producer Notes
- We extract color, flavor, and tannins from the grapes without the use of commercial enzymes or nutrients. We voluntarily provide a list of actions and ingredients on all our labels to show how little intervention is necessary to produce a fine, terroir-driven wine from distinctive fruit.
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13 - 14.1%
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Dry
- Blend
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Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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American
- Ownership
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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In 1886 the first blocks of the Monte Bello vineyard were planted and construction on the winery begun. The first vintage was the 1892. In the early 1940s, the last of the old vineyard was abandoned; in the late forties a few blocks were replanted. Those cabernet vines—now over sixty-five years old—produced the first Ridge Monte Bello (1962) and subsequent vintages until 1974. By then other abandoned blocks had been replanted and their fruit considered for use in the Monte Bello. A number of those consistently produced a more accessible wine that developed its full complexity earlier and these were combined as the “Santa Cruz Mountains.” With the 2008 vintage the name of this stylistically distinct wine became the Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, stressing the principal varietal and the Monte Bello estate vineyard as its source.
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Pigeon pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Laal maas Main Course
- Boneless lamb simmered with whole spices, yoghurt and red chilli
- Contains: Indian curry
- Indian
- Pork spare ribs Main Course
- With Chinese spices
- Contains: pork ribs, ginger, star anise
- Chinese
- Chicken tagine Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Likely past it
Very little in the way of information exists regarding the 1971 Californian vintage, as it was the decade when many producers – who would then go on to be some of Napa's finest – were just starting out. Although some estates like Ridge Vineyards and Robert Mondavi we...
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