2005 Ridge Monte Bello
Community Tasting Note
Hank Gillespie wrote:
Friday, May 30, 2008 - Ridge Monte Bello Tasting (The Wine Summit, Lake Louise, Alberta): 70% CS, 22% M, 6% PV and 2% CF – 13.4% ALC.
Aged in 94% new air dried American oak barrels, and, for comparison, 6% new French oak barrels. There were 36 separate lots – gentle destemming, which left half as unbroken berries - 17 months in barrel – small amount of first press wine included in the blend.
Deep ruby colour; aromas still coming as a young wine – ripe berry fruit and some smoky oak; clean and round on the palate; fine acidity – balances well with the underlying soft tannins; full bodied, with literally a huge dose of fruit and some oak flavours; surprisingly a mellow finish, which is full of sweet berry fruit and a hint of oak in the structure. This wine needs additional time in bottle. I’d suggest another look in 3 years time.
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