2011 Ridge Monte Bello
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Stephen Brook
(Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Brook
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Ridge Monte Bello retrospective, 10/25/2022, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
10/25/2022, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
(Ridge Monte Bello Central Coast Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
The 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons at Age Ten (May 2022), 5/1/2022, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ridge, Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
3/22/2022, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Matthew Luczy
(Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
California Cabernet 2011 - 10 years on, 2/1/2021, (See more on Decanter...)
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By James Suckling
(Ridge Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello, Red, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.
2/9/2017, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
(Ridge Monte Bello Central Coast) Login and sign up and see review text.
Ridge Monte Bello: Past, Present and Future (Jul 2015), 7/1/2015, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Mike Bennie
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11/25/2014, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)
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By Sara d'Amato
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By John Szabo, MS
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7/9/2014, (See more on WineAlign...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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By Antonio Galloni
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California's Central Coast: Better than Ever (Aug 2012), (See more on Vinous...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2011
- TypeRed
- ProducerRidge
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- VineyardMonte Bello
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSanta Cruz Mountains
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code052000047837, 086891077437, 4714127538976, 744442171026, 744442279005, 744442301003
4/6/2024 - PT insurgent wrote:
Spicy oak, stewed fruits, mint, earthy, wet leaves. Still quite young, the oak seemed to stick out a bit too much.
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2/29/2024 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 95 Points
No formal tasting notes. Opened for OTBN 2024 and took to Wine and Roses restaurant for dinner. Very complex and structured. Drinking beautifully now with a long finish
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12/31/2023 - pdebree Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really sublte. This is my first MB, so it's hard to compare. Decanted for about 30 minutes. Got better and better as we sipped. I will probably decant longer for the next one. Very well balance, lots of leather, dust, etc. Really enjoyable!
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12/30/2023 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened this for our close friends visiting from out of town. More finesse than power and more subdued than a few other MBs I have had. Always a treat to pop the cork on these. Drinking well now.
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12/26/2023 - zimmy07 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ridge MB is a top 3 wine for me and by far my most collected wine. They are best at 20 years of age or more to me, but 2011 is in a great wndow. Yes not the greatest vintage, but that is what I like most. I like it not being a huge fruit bomb, 2011 with a 5 hour decant is classic MB. Bordeuax ringer, with cedar, blue fruits, and the Amercian Oak perfectly integrated. Ths wine is rounded out to near perfection. This will get better with time, but with a decant rip one open. Damn good!!!!
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