Ridge Monte Bello component tasting (and a Meursault!) (Ridge Vineyards, Santa Cruz, CA): 70% cab, 14% merlot, 9% pv, 7%cf Bright acid. Blue fruit. Several different types of herbaceousness (from the PV, Merlot, Cab, and CF). Blackberry. Slight stewed bell pepper. Elevated tannins young and papery. Elevated acid. This is more than the sum of its parts! Great flavor concentration throughout the experience - nose, attack, midpalate, and finish. It seems like the different components fill in different parts of the palate. Cabernet gives structure and finish, CF gives aroma and attack, PV gives color, aroma, structure, and later mid-palate. Merlot gives a generous, more expansive mid-palate.
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3/20/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 Points
Ridge Monte Bello component tasting (and a Meursault!) (Ridge Vineyards, Santa Cruz, CA): 70% cab, 14% merlot, 9% pv, 7%cf
Bright acid. Blue fruit. Several different types of herbaceousness (from the PV, Merlot, Cab, and CF). Blackberry. Slight stewed bell pepper. Elevated tannins young and papery. Elevated acid. This is more than the sum of its parts! Great flavor concentration throughout the experience - nose, attack, midpalate, and finish. It seems like the different components fill in different parts of the palate. Cabernet gives structure and finish, CF gives aroma and attack, PV gives color, aroma, structure, and later mid-palate. Merlot gives a generous, more expansive mid-palate.
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