A wine of real character, the 1992 Ridge shows redcurrant, blueberry, green peppercorn, and coffee, growing in time as the American oak grows less conspicuous with air. This is drinking well though protein is an obligatory accompaniment given the amount of tannin still felt on the palate. This kept on improving - did we even see it at its best?
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A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): Oh gosh, if ai thought the Mouton was good… Gorgeously cool blackcurrant fruit. So poised and elegant. Focus, precision, depth. Opens to show some riper cassis, but tempered with some blackcurrant leaf. Gorgeous and unsurprisingly a clear step up from a previous bottle eight years ago.
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Took a long time to open - about 3hrs in a decanter. Tightly coiled pure ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, all blackcurrant and plum. Slightly rustic tannins and lower acidity made it tiring and we only got through half a bottle. Lacked the complexity I expected - no tobacco or cedar notes. Hold off opening until at least 2030. 94++pts
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Powerful! Could handle another 10 years in the bottle. Notes of chocolate, leather and licorice. Great depth and balance. Complex and long finish. Drank at the Bruno’s with Bobby and families. Paired beautifully with grilled steak tips.
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This looked viscous, but it turns out, it’s just dark and opaque while still having a medium plus weight and a racy, silky, swift mouthfeel. This fills the palate with fresh mint and sage, cassis, beef blood, and milk chocolate. Excellent. Moutonesque.
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(Ridge Monte Bello) From 375 ml - very dark red violet color; tart cassis, tart red plum nose; tasty, tart plum, cassis, mushroom palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
(Ridge Monte Bello) From 375 ml - slightly bricking medium dark red violet color; nice mushroom, dried mushroom, tart currant nose; tasty, poised, silky textured, tart currant, mushroom palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish
(Ridge Monte Bello) From 375 ml - nearly opaque red violet color; maturing, tobacco, cigar box, dried berry nose; tasty, poised, ripe cassis, dried berry, tart plum, tobacco palate with a touch of menthol, much younger tasting than suggested by the nose; medium-plus finish (80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot; decanted for 2 and a half hours)
(Ridge Monte Bello) From 375 ml - bricking medium dark red violet color; tart red plum, dill, olive nose; tart red plum, cassis, dill, chocolate palate; medium finish (80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot)
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12/3/2023 - englishman's claret wrote: 95 Points
A wine of real character, the 1992 Ridge shows redcurrant, blueberry, green peppercorn, and coffee, growing in time as the American oak grows less conspicuous with air. This is drinking well though protein is an obligatory accompaniment given the amount of tannin still felt on the palate. This kept on improving - did we even see it at its best?
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10/6/2023 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): Oh gosh, if ai thought the Mouton was good… Gorgeously cool blackcurrant fruit. So poised and elegant. Focus, precision, depth. Opens to show some riper cassis, but tempered with some blackcurrant leaf. Gorgeous and unsurprisingly a clear step up from a previous bottle eight years ago.
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10/4/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote: 94 Points
Took a long time to open - about 3hrs in a decanter. Tightly coiled pure ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, all blackcurrant and plum. Slightly rustic tannins and lower acidity made it tiring and we only got through half a bottle. Lacked the complexity I expected - no tobacco or cedar notes. Hold off opening until at least 2030. 94++pts
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1/28/2023 - ppandian Likes this wine: 96 Points
Powerful! Could handle another 10 years in the bottle.
Notes of chocolate, leather and licorice. Great depth and balance. Complex and long finish. Drank at the Bruno’s with Bobby and families. Paired beautifully with grilled steak tips.
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12/31/2022 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 96 Points
This looked viscous, but it turns out, it’s just dark and opaque while still having a medium plus weight and a racy, silky, swift mouthfeel. This fills the palate with fresh mint and sage, cassis, beef blood, and milk chocolate. Excellent. Moutonesque.
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