1994 Ridge Monte Bello
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By John Gilman
(Cabernet Sauvignon “Monte Bello”- Ridge Vineyards (Santa Cruz Mountains)) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/Jun 2020, Issue #87, Recently-Tasted American Wines Lifting the Spirits Of The Sad Spring of 2020
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By Antonio Galloni
(Ridge Monte Bello Monte Bello) Login and sign up and see review text.
Santa Cruz Mountains – A Study in Terroir (Jul 2014), (See more on Vinous...)
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By Julia Harding, MW
(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
12/9/2009, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2007, Issue #11, Road Kill II: More Highly Rated Wines of Very Questionable Merit
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By Chris Kissack
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October 2002, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Red Blend) Login and sign up and see review text.
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November/December 1998, IWC Issue #81, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Richard Jennings
(Ridge Monte Bello) Dark ruby color; mature, baked plum, baking spice, berry, raspberry nose; tasty, maturing and accessible, ripe cassis, raspberry, berry, baking spice palate; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc)
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By Richard Jennings
(Ridge Monte Bello) From 375 ml - very dark red violet color; cigar box, smoke, dried berry, dried currant nose; tart currant, cassis, dried red fruit, tart red berry palate with depth, but needs to integrate yet, sense of different moving parts; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc; decanted for 2 and a half hours)
9/26/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1994
- TypeRed
- ProducerRidge
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- VineyardMonte Bello
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSan Francisco Bay
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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- UPC/EAN Code500000001767, 744442101009
1/3/2021 - mdvillaverde wrote: flawed
Cork totally dried out and crumbled upon opening. Seemed flawed.
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12/21/2020 - Ozsnapper Likes this wine: 98 Points
No formal tasting notes but wow this was drinking so well at this age. Yes it’s a legendary wine but I’d been concerned my bottle that had moved continents twice (once from a California to Europe and then to Australia) might not have liked the travel.
Just marvelous, I’d not hesitate to buy again and cellar for 25 years.
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11/27/2020 - pkatz Likes this wine: 95 Points
Soft but incredibly youthful fruit. Fully resolved tannins but looked and tasted young.
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8/22/2020 - DougLee wrote: 94 Points
Decanted for 45 minutes. Dark opaque garnet. Steadily building nose of cassis, cedar, acacia, red currant, fennel, saline. Layers of deeply drenching black and red currant, vibrant ripe plum, blackberry, and iodine on the smoothly-textured palate. Lovely acidity and gentle tannin leading to a long finish of anchored but ringing red fruit with hints of leather and tobacco. A wine of balanced richness. Just beautiful.
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6/26/2020 - WineDoctors Likes this wine: 92 Points
Carried to village pub
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