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Manage Subscriptions2009 Ridge Monte Bello
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Tasting Notes 119
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Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points
April 22, 2024 - Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass from 375 ml bottle. Rich and ripe with plenty of black fruit. Very tasty, lacking the dimensions of the 2006 tasted next.
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mlawren1 wrote: 94 points
February 9, 2024 - Long and smooth with currants, blueberries, and strawberries. Finish is long and earthy.
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buckeye76 Likes this wine: 97 points
January 17, 2024 - Deep purple/ruby color. Great nose with concentrated black fruit, blackberries, plums and black currants, with licorice and notes of chocolate, leather and floral. Rich, concentrated fruit in the flavor, black cherries and blackberries with some chocolate and hints of minerality in the finish. The 2009 Monte Bello definitely outshined the 2002 Verite La Muse drunk side by side. Nice structure and acidity, complex, great depth, very well balanced, full bodied and a long lingering finish. Delicious! Many years left in this bottle.
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WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 27, 2023 - Brought this to a family gathering and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Decanted for about an hour. Wonderful texture, drinking well now or of course could go longer
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December 23, 2023 - Auction
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By Neal Martin
Written in the Stars: Bordeaux 1865-2020 (Dec 2023), 12/1/2023 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Central Coast Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Brook
Ridge Monte Bello retrospective, 10/25/2022 (link)(Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Brook
Ridge Monte Bello retrospective, 10/25/2022 (link)(Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/25/2022 (link)(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains (Oct 2019), 10/1/2019 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Central Coast Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
The 2009 Napa Valley Cabernets at Age 10 (Jul 2019), 7/1/2019 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
7/25/2014 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Lawrason
11/26/2013 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
11/20/2013 (link)(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/3/2013 (link)(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/14/2013 (link)(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2012, IWC Issue #165 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
California's Central Coast: Better than Ever (Aug 2012) (link)(Ridge Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Lawrason
5/24/2012 (link)(Ridge Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains (375ml) red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Exploring California's Central Coast (Aug 2011) (link)(Ridge Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2011, Issue #33, Recently Tasted California Wines The Search for Traditionalists Turns Up A Crowd(Cabernet Sauvignon “Monte Bello”- Ridge Vineyards) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/2/2010 (link)(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/7/2010 (link) 92 points(Ridge Monte Bello) Barrel sample, 1st assemblage - dark purple violet color; lovely berry, cassis, dill (American oak) nose; tight but hinting at plushness to come, cassis, tart berry, currant palate with depth; long finish 92-94 pts. (67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot; 13.1% alcohol)
Components:
Barrel sample - Cabernet Sauvignon from south slope, La Cuesta - opaque purple violet color; elegant cassis, menthol nose; American oak, tart cassis, cedar palate with firm tannins; medium-plus finish 92-94 pts.
Barrel sample - Merlot from Avenue Block - dark purple violet color; reduction, rich berry, plum, toasty oak nose; quite lovely, tasty, tart plum, black fruit palate; medium finish 91-93+ pts. (so nice, I'm hopeful they'll bottle some by itself)
Barrel sample - Petit Verdot from Olivos and Levassuer parcels - opaque purple violet color; lovely, herbaceous, pencil lead, asphalt nose; tight, concentrated, tart currant, red plum, pencil lead palate; medium-plus finish 91-93 pts.
Barrel sample - Cabernet Franc (not in 1st assemblage for Monte Bello) - opaque dark scarlet color; ripe red berry, herbal, cherry, 80% cocoa dark chocolate nose; tart cassis, herbal palate with medium acidity; medium finish 89-91 pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Monte Bello
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
- UPC Codes 052000047837, 086891077437, 4714127538976, 744442101009, 744442301003, 744442471003
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 159 (2%)
- In Cellars 5,107 (73%)
- Consumed 1,692 (24%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- VineyardMonte Bello
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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