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Red
2009 Ridge Cabernet Franc Perrone Monte Bello
Cabernet Franc
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Tasting Notes 17
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wchrisw Likes this wine:
April 22, 2024 - Drank over 2 days. After about 2 hour decant this peaked. Violets wrapped in fine leather. Bright with energy for an old red.
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wchrisw Likes this wine:
October 16, 2023 - Opened the bottle and set it aside for a couple hours. Lovely Monte Bello minerals on the nose and palate. Violet perfume. Feminine and graceful. I’m so pleased with this. Day2 it’s more blue-fruited, leaner of course, gentle. Drink now!
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moxielady wrote: 93 points
December 8, 2022 - Nice structure, dark fruit, balanced acid and tannins, bit more acidic on the finish drunk on its own, but great with food. Opened an hour before a holiday party and served with tamales, it was a great accompaniment. Drinking well now.
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wchrisw Likes this wine: 91 points
April 15, 2021 - After an hour decant I had a couple tastes: acidic, mild tannins, some balsalmic notes, vibrant. Purple coloring on the edges. Spot on Cab Franc pencil lead characteristics. After hour 3 this has softened a ton, more round, acid had faded, velvety. Enjoyed this with a ribeye. Would have preferred to have consumed it after hour one as those initial flavors would have help with the meal better. This is in a perfect place. Drink up.
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pgm Likes this wine: 93 points
February 11, 2020 - Lots of floral, earthy, and vegetal notes on the nose, with a core of cherry fruit and edge of leather. It’s medium-bodied in the mouth, bright, with tart and fresh cherry and dried cherry too. Finishes pure and pretty. It’s still youthful, will probably last 5 to 10 years more.
Usually this fruit ends up in the Monte Bello, but it was bottled separately in this vintage, which makes this a special treat.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation Perrone
- Vineyard Monte Bello
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
- UPC Codes 744442141005, 7744442141005
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 91 (50%)
- Consumed 92 (50%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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