Amazing nose! Wild sagebrush, raging campfire, crushed strawberry fruit, old pine tree. Mature strawberry fruit with just a hint of funkiness in the mouth. Mid palate is brisk, but carries flavors of charcoal, pipe tobacco, and sweet candied plums. Dynamic finish of eucalyptus that leaves your tongue tingling. Believe it or not, this is not past peak and will hang around for a little while longer. Of course at this age, there are only good bottles.
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At peak or stlightly past it. Yet still holding up nicely with that typical Monte Bello profile from Ridge. Plenty going on here to keep it interesting and the long finish rounded out a wonderful finish to the evening. 91 points
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Slightly past its peak, there are still ample tannins, fruit and acid to make this quite interesting. Leather, tobacco, plum too. Nice stuff from both Monte Bello and Jimsomare vineyards. 85% Cab, 10% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc. Another good Winebid buy.
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2/11/2016 - Doc90 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Amazing nose! Wild sagebrush, raging campfire, crushed strawberry fruit, old pine tree. Mature strawberry fruit with just a hint of funkiness in the mouth. Mid palate is brisk, but carries flavors of charcoal, pipe tobacco, and sweet candied plums. Dynamic finish of eucalyptus that leaves your tongue tingling. Believe it or not, this is not past peak and will hang around for a little while longer. Of course at this age, there are only good bottles.
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10/14/2012 - smphelps wrote: flawed
Oxidized
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9/5/2010 - cofidis2 wrote: 91 Points
At peak or stlightly past it. Yet still holding up nicely with that typical Monte Bello profile from Ridge. Plenty going on here to keep it interesting and the long finish rounded out a wonderful finish to the evening. 91 points
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7/8/2010 - Colima74 wrote: 91 Points
Slightly past its peak, there are still ample tannins, fruit and acid to make this quite interesting. Leather, tobacco, plum too. Nice stuff from both Monte Bello and Jimsomare vineyards. 85% Cab, 10% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc. Another good Winebid buy.
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5/2/2010 - dridge11 wrote: 93 Points
Still rockin...still a great fruit presence with those great complexities of a well aged CA Cab.
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