It was so integrated, youthful and vibrant with earth, forest floor, plum fruit, dark currants and old textbook. It had reached that plateau where the secondary character just kicked while the acidity and fruit still uplighted the wine to its brightest.
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Ridge Monte Bello Retrospective (Porter House): This was one of my favorites maybe also because it's such a unique wine. Very crisp and vibrant and peppery and more black fruits. Not quite as complex as some of the others and you can see why it's really meant to be a blending grape, but still it's delicious.
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10/22/2023 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
It was so integrated, youthful and vibrant with earth, forest floor, plum fruit, dark currants and old textbook. It had reached that plateau where the secondary character just kicked while the acidity and fruit still uplighted the wine to its brightest.
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1/15/2022 - JonnyG wrote: flawed
VA-marred, whereas the prior bottle I had a few months back was very much alive and fruit-driven.
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11/2/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Ridge Monte Bello Retrospective (Porter House): This was one of my favorites maybe also because it's such a unique wine. Very crisp and vibrant and peppery and more black fruits. Not quite as complex as some of the others and you can see why it's really meant to be a blending grape, but still it's delicious.
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10/21/2021 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 92 Points
Some Interesting Bottles Shared During Thursday Night Football (Los Olivos, CA): Quite the wonder, not only alive but robust and fruit-forward, with rich, earthy black and purple fruit notes and impressive grip. Pure PS as stated on the label? Who knows, but pretty cool.
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2/6/2021 - europat55 wrote: 92 Points
Nose: 93 Palate: 90
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