(Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello) Bricking medium dark red color; nice, plum, berry, herbal, loamy nose; lovely, youthful cassis, red plum palate with light cedar notes; medium-plus finish (group's WOTF; 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot)
(Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello) Group's #1 (my #1) – 58 pts; 4 1st place votes, 3 2nd place votes, 1 third, 0 last places – bricking medium red violet color; herbaceous, tobacco, olive nose; youthful, cassis, tart currant, menthol palate with depth and balance; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (most youthful of our 8 1984 Cabs; I easily picked it out as the Monte Bello in our blindtasting, as did a few others)
(Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello) Redwood, mushroom, forest floor, plum, eucalyptus and menthol nose; tasty, tart plum, tangy, meat and mushroom palate; medium finish
By Richard Jennings
(Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello) Bricking medium dark red color; nice, plum, berry, herbal, loamy nose; lovely, youthful cassis, red plum palate with light cedar notes; medium-plus finish (group's WOTF; 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot)6/20/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
By Richard Jennings
(Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello) Group's #1 (my #1) – 58 pts; 4 1st place votes, 3 2nd place votes, 1 third, 0 last places – bricking medium red violet color; herbaceous, tobacco, olive nose; youthful, cassis, tart currant, menthol palate with depth and balance; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (most youthful of our 8 1984 Cabs; I easily picked it out as the Monte Bello in our blindtasting, as did a few others)2/4/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
By Richard Jennings
(Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello) Redwood, mushroom, forest floor, plum, eucalyptus and menthol nose; tasty, tart plum, tangy, meat and mushroom palate; medium finish10/27/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points