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1987 Ridge Monte Bello

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • USA
  • California
  • Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 33

  • grub94 Likes this wine: 92 points

    February 24, 2024 - Wow! Hardly showing its age with just a tiny bit of bricking on the rim. Full nose of herbs, black fruit, some leather and hints of eucalyptus. Tannins are fully resolved. Not quite the depth and complexity of many Montebello's but wonderful.

  • mats13 Likes this wine: 97 points

    November 13, 2021 - Spectacular in every way.

  • MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

    November 2, 2021 - Ridge Monte Bello Retrospective (Porter House): First note is crushed pepper, some mint, some more backyard herbs, it's a really nice wine although lacking some of the vibrancy that some of the others have (again, this is splitting hairs). Perhaps it's just a bit less intense in style.

  • nywine68 wrote: 95 points

    September 18, 2021 - Brick colored. Big intense nose of smoke and leather that overflows the glass. Followed on the palate by mature dark berries with secondary and tertiary development. The fruit is nicely balanced by acidity and does not feel tired at all at the ripe old age of 34 years. Tannins have fully melted away leaving a smooth medium-bodied mouthfeel. Beautiful fully mature Monte Bello. Drink now.

  • Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points

    September 10, 2021 - Acker's COVID-Vaccinated BYO Dinner and Auction Simulcast (Craft - New York NY): Small glass, brief note. Black plum, nicely powerful, surprisingly bright and fresh. Nicely supported by spice, menthol and eucalyptus notes. Good+ balance, good length. Not a great vintage of Monte Bello, but certainly very good.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    10/3/2009 (link) 92 points

    (Ridge Monte Bello) Medium dark red violet color with clear meniscus; mushroom, tobacco, mint nose; youthful, tart cassis, mint, tobacco palate; medium-plus finish

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1987
  • Type Red
  • Producer Ridge
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard Monte Bello
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
  • UPC Code 086891077437

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
  • In Cellars 213 (62%)
  • Consumed 130 (38%)

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Braised short ribs....YES

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