2009 Ridge Monte Bello
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Neal Martin
(Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Central Coast Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Written in the Stars: Bordeaux 1865-2020 (Dec 2023), 12/1/2023, (See more on Vinous...)
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By James Suckling
(Ridge Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.
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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
(Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
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
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By Stephen Tanzer
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The 2009 Napa Valley Cabernets at Age 10 (Jul 2019), 7/1/2019, (See more on Vinous...)
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By John Szabo, MS
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By Richard Hemming, MW
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By Josh Raynolds
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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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By David Lawrason
(Ridge Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains (375ml) red) Login and sign up and see review text.
5/24/2012, (See more on WineAlign...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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Exploring California's Central Coast (Aug 2011), (See more on Vinous...)
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By John Gilman
(Cabernet Sauvignon “Monte Bello”- Ridge Vineyards) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/Jun 2011, Issue #33, Recently Tasted California Wines The Search for Traditionalists Turns Up A Crowd, (See more on View From the Cellar...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ridge, Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red) Subscribe to see review text.
3/2/2010, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2009
- TypeRed
- ProducerRidge
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- VineyardMonte Bello
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSanta Cruz Mountains
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code052000047837, 086891077437, 4714127538976, 744442101009, 744442301003, 744442471003
4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass from 375 ml bottle. Rich and ripe with plenty of black fruit. Very tasty, lacking the dimensions of the 2006 tasted next.
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2/9/2024 - mlawren1 wrote: 94 Points
Long and smooth with currants, blueberries, and strawberries. Finish is long and earthy.
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1/17/2024 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Deep purple/ruby color. Great nose with concentrated black fruit, blackberries, plums and black currants, with licorice and notes of chocolate, leather and floral. Rich, concentrated fruit in the flavor, black cherries and blackberries with some chocolate and hints of minerality in the finish. The 2009 Monte Bello definitely outshined the 2002 Verite La Muse drunk side by side. Nice structure and acidity, complex, great depth, very well balanced, full bodied and a long lingering finish. Delicious! Many years left in this bottle.
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12/27/2023 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Brought this to a family gathering and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Decanted for about an hour. Wonderful texture, drinking well now or of course could go longer
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12/23/2023 - Norcal5 wrote:
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