2003 Ridge Monte Bello

Community Tasting Notes (157) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  2/22/2024 - Tim Heaton wrote: flawed

  seems like it had a poor cork though not TCA, bummer

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  2/2/2024 - ziavino wrote: 90 Points

  This felt a bit tired, with dried fruit notes and mostly resolved tannins throughout. Acidity is still hanging on, and light notes of leather and smoke add interest.

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  1/14/2024 - peternelson Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Stunningly good, balanced, slightly riper and more primary than the Latour and Lafite as you would expect, but good earth and mineral undertones and impeccable balance. Still has 10+ years ahead of it. EWG retrospective tasting dinner at Conrad's

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  12/26/2023 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep dark center, red rim with surprisingly modest signs of age.
  Intense nose of blueberries and black raspberries, toasted oak.
  Complex, blackcurrants and blueberries, polished wood, a touch of rosemary, oak barrel char, salted black olives, good tannin and acidity, fantastic long finish.
  Fantastic Monte Bello, better on day 2 - so more time in bottle advised.

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  12/25/2023 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Fit the billing for a properly aged Monte Bello, but I give the higher score to the 2014 we had recently as that showed more personality and intensity of flavor. This was still a pleasure to drink and it’s no criticism, just a little surprising to me

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