Ridge Vineyards - Monte Bello - Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: Ridge Vineyards - Monte Bello - Cabernet Sauvignon
Brand: Ridge Vineyards
SKU: Ridge Vineyards - Monte Bello - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2020 - 75cl
Price: 455 EUR
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Ridge - Monte Bello - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017 - 75cl - Onshore Cellars

Ridge Vineyards - Monte Bello - Cabernet Sauvignon

97 punten - The Wine Advocate

94 punten - The Wine Advocate

96 punten - The Wine Advocate

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Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon is a luxurious wine with a rich taste profile. On the palate, you can expect bold flavors of dark berries, cassis, and hints of cedar and tobacco. The aroma is intense, with notes of black cherry, vanilla, and a touch of earthiness. What sets this wine apart is its exceptional balance of fruit, acidity, and tannins, leading to a long, elegant finish.

This wine is perfect for special occasions and celebrations, such as anniversaries or holiday gatherings. Pair it with hearty dishes like grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb, or aged cheeses to complement its robust flavors. Whether you're enjoying a cozy evening at home or hosting a dinner party, Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon is sure to impress.

I tasted the 2018 Monte Bello as a finished barrel sample during the annual Ridge Monte Bello Tasting Final Assemblage event; the blend was 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 11% Petite Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a medium to deep ruby-purple colour and youthfully primary nose with boysenberry, blueberry jam, blackcurrant, dark chocolate-covered cherries, cigar box, graphite, loamy earth and oodles of floral character. The palate is medium to full-bodied and packed full of flavour layers, knit by very fine, ripe, pixelated tannins and great freshness and finishing very long.

The 2017 Monte Bello is ultra powerful and concentrated, unfurling over the several days it was open to reveal rich cassis, roast plums, tar, aniseed and exotic spices. What sets the palate apart is its purity: though incredibly layered, it offers a kaleidoscopic journey from blackcurrant to tobacco and dried flowers, offering continual sparks of flavour long after the wine has been swallowed. Structurally, it has firm but ripe tannins and seamless freshness to dictate a very long life in the cellar.

At this early stage, the 2015 Monte Bello is all about potential. The wine unfurls in the glass with a rich bouquet of cassis, ripe plums, espresso roast, black tea, and baking chocolate, lavishly framed by minty, spicy new oak—which is often at its most prominent at exactly this stage, when the wine is shutting down after bottling. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep, and concentrated, with rich, velvety tannins and beautifully succulent, even tangy acidity that lends amazing lift on the finish. The most obvious analogy is the 2005 vintage, though it also evokes a more elegant version of the 1995 Monte Bello. It's a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc that attained 13.5% natural alcohol. Since the wine appears to be shutting down, I'd recommend forgetting it until its tenth birthday. Given its structure and balance, it should enjoy remarkable longevity.

The 2012 Monte Bello is a beauty, wafting from the glass with complex aromas of plums, blackberries, bitter chocolate, black truffles, cigar tobacco and hints of crème de cassis. Its new oak is already well integrated. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, richly tannic, and very deep, with a layered, concentrated core of fruit framed by chalky, fine-grained tannins. The 2012 is still quite youthfully chewy at this early stage, but there's a certain lavishness to its ripe blackberry fruit that suggests this will be a dramatic, even decadent Monte Bello in the style of the 2002 when it reaches maturity. Late September heat made for a record-setting harvest in only 16 days. The 2012 is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.

Type:	Rood
Land:	VS
Regio:	Californië
Appellation:	Santa Cruz Mountains
Producent:	Ridge Vineyards
Druiven/Blend:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Serveertemp:	16° - 18° C
ABV:	13.5%
Suggesties voor een pairing:	Beef, Lamb, Game Birds, Grilled Meats, Duck, Mushroom, Fresh Herbs and Aromatic Dishes, Pasta Dishes, Salads, Blue Cheese, Manchego

Lokale levering

We hebben een vloot bestelwagens die overal aan de Franse en Italiaanse Rivièra leveren. De tarieven worden berekend op basis van de afstand bij het karren. Mogelijkheid om tijd en datum te reserveren.

Bel voor een offerte voor leveringen verder weg: +33 4 65 84 99 51

Frankrijk / Monaco

1 - 2 werkdagen levertijd in Frankrijk, voor bestellingen die voor 14.00 uur zijn geplaatst.

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EU - vasteland

1 - 3 dagen levering in de hele EU, voor bestellingen die voor 14.00 uur zijn geplaatst. Voor eilanden geldt een extra dag.

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Californië is een regio die bekend staat om zijn wijnproductie. De staat heeft een lange geschiedenis van wijnproductie, die teruggaat tot de 18e eeuw toen Spaanse missionarissen voor het eerst wijnstokken aanplantten in het gebied. Vandaag de dag is Californië de thuisbasis van enkele van de beroemdste wijnproducenten ter wereld, waaronder Napa Valley en Sonoma County.

Een van de bekendste wijnproducenten in Californië is Robert Mondavi Winery. Het wijnhuis is opgericht in 1966, ligt in het hart van Napa Valley en staat bekend om zijn Cabernet Sauvignon en Chardonnay van hoge kwaliteit. Robert Mondavi Winery staat ook bekend om zijn toewijding aan duurzaamheid en het gebruik van milieuvriendelijke praktijken in de wijngaarden en bij de wijnproductie.

Een andere beroemde wijnproducent in Californië is Opus One Winery. Opus One werd in 1979 opgericht door Robert Mondavi en Baron Philippe de Rothschild, ligt in Napa Valley en staat bekend om zijn Bordeaux-achtige blends. Het wijnhuis gebruikt een combinatie van traditionele en moderne vinificatietechnieken om zijn wijnen van hoge kwaliteit te produceren.

Naast deze beroemde wijnproducenten zijn er in Californië ook een aantal kleinere boetiekwijnmakerijen. Een van die wijnmakerijen is Kistler Vineyards, gelegen in Sonoma County. Kistler Vineyards staat bekend om zijn Chardonnay en Pinot Noir, die worden gemaakt met behulp van traditionele vinificatietechnieken en gerijpt in Franse eiken vaten.

Op het gebied van sterke dranken is Californië ook de thuisbasis van een aantal beroemde distilleerderijen. Een van die distilleerderijen is St. George Spirits in Alameda. St. George Spirits staat bekend om zijn ambachtelijke sterke dranken, waaronder gin, wodka en absint. De distilleerderij maakt gebruik van een combinatie van traditionele en moderne technieken om zijn sterke dranken van hoge kwaliteit te produceren.

Een andere beroemde distilleerderij in Californië is Anchor Distilling Company, gevestigd in San Francisco. Anchor Distilling Company staat bekend om zijn Old Potrero Rye Whiskey, die wordt gemaakt op traditionele wijze en gerijpt in eikenhouten vaten. De distilleerderij produceert ook een aantal andere sterke dranken, waaronder gin, wodka en rum.

Over het algemeen is Californië een regio die bekend staat om de hoge kwaliteit van zijn wijn en sterke drank. Of je nu op zoek bent naar een beroemde wijnproducent als Robert Mondavi Winery of een kleiner, boetiekwinkeltje als Kistler Vineyards, Californië heeft voor elke wijnliefhebber wel iets te bieden. Ook als je van sterke dranken houdt, kun je niet verkeerd gaan met een bezoek aan St. George Spirits of Anchor Distilling Company.

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