2010 Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Ready - at best
Product: 20108005188
Description
The just-bottled 2010 Monte Bello combines pure structure and power in a rich, full-bodied style for this wine. Waves of dark red fruit, crushed rocks, flowers, mint and grilled herbs wrap around the long, insistent finish. Today, the 2010 is slightly more reticent than it was last year, but the wine comes to life the more it sits in the glass. Always classy, the 2010 Monte Bello impresses for its impeccable balance. Count me among those who will be thrilled to own this magnificent California classic. The 2010 is a decidedly virile, powerful Monte Bello, qualities winemaker Eric Baugher attributes to a year with a very cold summer and periods of heat that arrived only towards the tail end of the growing season. In 2010, the blend is 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2040.
Antonio Galloni - Wine Advocate - Aug-2012
Antonio Galloni - Wine Advocate - Aug-2012
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2010
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Full Bodied
Producer Ridge Vineyards
About this wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Mountains, a wine region in Northern California spanning Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo counties, is renowned for its high-quality, cool-climate wines. Influenced by the Pacific Ocean, the diverse microclimate favours the cultivation of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and other varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Ridge Vineyards
Ridge Vineyards makes wines that compete in terms of quality and desirability with Bordeaux First Growths and Grand Cru White Burgundies. Winemaker Paul Draper has crafted 43 vintages at Ridge and his practical, hands-off approach to winemaking has resulted in an exceptional and highly sought-after range of wines. Although a vineyard was first planted near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1885, it lay abandoned until four Stanford Research Institute engineers bought it in 1959. Ridge Vineyards was formed in 1962 and Paul Draper was appointed as winemaker in 1969. After stunning the world by their triumph in the 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting, Ridge Vineyards shot to fame and gained cult status almost overnight.
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