Normally, I'm not a huge fan of Monte Bello but I thought that this bottle was great. Hard to belive it is 20+ year wine. No real bricking to speak of. Expressive nose. Still excellent structure with cherry and other red fruits with some earth.
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Clear, pale gold color. I would have expected it to deepen more at this age. The fruit is mostly gone with the flavors dulled and the acid starting to stand out.
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12/12/2012 - Brsed wrote: 94 Points
Normally, I'm not a huge fan of Monte Bello but I thought that this bottle was great. Hard to belive it is 20+ year wine. No real bricking to speak of. Expressive nose. Still excellent structure with cherry and other red fruits with some earth.
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6/18/2005 - PaulH wrote: 84 Points
Clear, pale gold color. I would have expected it to deepen more at this age. The fruit is mostly gone with the flavors dulled and the acid starting to stand out.
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