2018 Ridge Monte Bello

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  2/18/2024 - daghaug Likes this wine:

  Klassiske bordeauxdufter, me en anelse mer varm, rik frukt, solbær, kanskje hint av plomme. Utrolig tilgjengelig nå. Frukt dominerer på duft også, tanninene var litt røffe først men etter dobbeltdekantering og noen timer luft er de silkemyke. Super, men kan selvsagt også lagres lenge. Flott match til pepperbiff, mer enn nok primærfrukt til å takle pepperet.

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  2/13/2024 - deadwax Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Solid and about where one would expect a young MB to be really good in several years and beyond.

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  2/4/2024 - 831900_ Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Drinking nicely right now, but needs time. The fruit core is still super black fruited, ultra dense.

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  12/10/2023 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Young, but a great bottle!

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  10/12/2023 - S-F wrote: 96 Points

  What's there to say? As good as they kind of get. On the nose it's a bit shy, not giving off too much. But the palate is a cornucopia of tea, tobacco, leather etc. You see where I'm going with this - tannins. Lots of tannins. But they're so deliciously right, even young, that they just elevate.
  
  The taste buds sense a bit of anise, maybe some clove. The American oak seamlessly integrated and showing none of the markers everyone attribute to it. I'd argue, blind, you'd never call AO out.
  
  And at the end, to sum it up, I was surprised by the freshness and acid at display. You think the combination of tannins and acid would create something harsh, but it's the very opposite. So elegant and complete.
  
  Truly some of the best the New World has to offer - you can take this anywhere and make an impression.

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