2021 Ridge Chardonnay Monte Bello

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  4/18/2024 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 92 Points

  An excellent bottle, and one that will age well. Displays a medium-light straw yellow color at the moment. The nose is very Burgundian: burnt caramel, lemon cake and bitter orange. Quite restrained on the oak and the fruit. The palate exhibits great depth with a richness complimented by a wonderful tension, minerality and “dryness” resulting in a really terrific structure. Yet is still retains a bit of a California terroir with a strong backbone and approachable style at a relatively young age. Will be great in 5 to 10 years as everything further integrates. Not sure how they make it so special - apparently only 15% new oak, so perhaps that’s it. Anyway, very enjoyable, loved it, highly confident it will score 94+ at peak.

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  5/6/2023 - Grinner wrote: 93 Points

  PHMG WAG: The California Wine Club Tasting (The Lyon Club): Opened and out of fridge for 30', this starts with fresh peach, lemon rind, mango and then heads off to saline, minerals and carnauba. Just a baby and decent QPR.

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