Tasting Notes

Colour: Opaque ruby
Nose: Notes of ripe cassis, plum and red currant fruit, toasty oak, vanilla, fennel, juniper berry and bay laurel.
Palate: Well-integrated velvety tannins, full mid-palate, firm acid, and a long, sumptuous finish.
Grape Varieties: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc, Organically Grown

History of Ridge Vineyards

In 1886, high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the first Monte Bello vineyards were planted, and winery construction begun. A first vintage from the young vines followed in 1892. During Prohibition (1920-1933), the vineyard was not fully maintained; some vines survived into the late 30s, but by the 1940s they were effectively abandoned. Eight acres of cabernet sauvignon were replanted in 1949.

These were the source of the first Ridge Monte Bello (1962) and subsequent vintages until 1974 when younger blocks replanted in the 1960s were considered for inclusion. Since then, the historic vineyards on the ridge have gradually been replanted. Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched.

For more information visit:https://www.ridgewine.com

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