2011 Ridge Chardonnay Monte Bello

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  6/30/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  A Ridge Tahoe Weekend; 6/29/2023-7/2/2023 (Edgewood Resort): This was pure butterscotch/caramel intensity. Maybe almost a bit toasty. Still that sweeter state. Maybe some pineapple? The most intense of the wines and a bit too much for me.

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  9/23/2021 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Coravin sample . Compared to the previous bottle this has grown into somehting much more interesting and appealing. Tried at a cool temperature about 9-10 C degrees.
  Buttery popcorn, pear and pineapple on the nose. Slightly oxidized but not in a deterring way. Still rich and big. In the mouth a bit coarse. The oak is there but much better integrated now. Very complex and an extremely rich and long finish. A powerhouse with refinement. Today I really liked this.

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  4/24/2021 - bjschmitt wrote: flawed

  Flawed, or over the hill.

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  1/22/2021 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points

  Courtesy of tlv, this pours a pale youthful color- in fact there is still a slight green tint to the wine. Coconut!apple and orchard fruit aromas along with vanilla and barrel elements. Marshmallow and orchard fruit flavors. There is more than enough for the oak. So very well done. WOTN to this point. This bottle showed on the young side, so if it is representative, give this an hour in a decanter and don’t serve it too cold or in a typical small white wine stem. 93+ pts.

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  12/15/2020 - Agunner23 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  2011 bottled in 2013 with winemaker's note of it developing over the next ten to 15 years. I pulled this from the cellar a little early, and I should have waited a couple of years more. Nonetheless, after about an hour decant and reaching about 60ish degrees (F), it opened up and was a treat, not acidic at all but smooth and creamy with stone fruit at the forefront with a buttery aftertaste. Sad to say that it was my only true Monte Bello Chard, that I had in stock. I can't remember if I had it before. I am weird in liking well-aged Chardonnays at room temp, and this was one made it to the top of the list. If you have a chance to get a bottle, it is worth it. I am not a huge fan of the Blancs as I get heartburn, but this did not give me heartburn. A+

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