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1991 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

1991 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

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End Date: Saturday, Oct 31, 6:00 PM PT

Bid History: 4 Bids

Bid on this bottle of 1991 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon (97JD, 97ST, 97VN, 96DC, 96RP, 96WS, 95JS, 93JG). Vinous: "The 1991 Monte Bello is utterly captivating. Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers and herbs are some of the many notes the open up in the wine's striking bouquet. Aromatic, mid-weight and gracious, the 1991 is wonderfully complex, with more than enough balance to drink well for another two decades. The aromatics in particular are super-expressive, open-knit and incredibly finessed, all qualities Paul Draper says the wine showed right out of the fermentation tanks. What a gorgeous wine this is. (AG)" (07/2015)

Included in this lot · 1 bottle

Provenance: Purchased from a reputable source and stored at a professional temperature-controlled wine storage facility until picked up by K&L.

1991 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

1991 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

97JD
97ST
97VN
96DC
96RP
96WS
95JS
93JG
Quantity:1Bottle Size:750 mlCork Condition:Slightly Recessed Cork

Reviews

97

Jeb Dunnuck

10/2015
Absolutely spectacular, the 1991 Monte Bello comes from a low tannin year where the estate was wondering how well the wine would age. I'm happy to report it has aged brilliantly! Fully mature, yet still youthful and lively, it offers tons of cassis, underbrush, spice and dried herbs to go with a full-bodied, utterly seamless, sexy feel on the palate that just keeps you coming back to the glass.

97

Int'l Wine Cellar

10/2000
Full, youthful red-ruby color. Knockout nose of cassis, maple syrup, game, truffle and spicy oak; sappy and highly complex. Powerful, primary dark berry flavors exude a sweet gamey quality. Dense but sharply delineated. Great flavor intensity without the slightest suggestion of heaviness. Still a baby but already amazingly harmonious wine. Extremely long finish features very fine, suave tannins. A world-class cabernet, certainly among the top dozen made in California during the last 20 years. (ST, in Vinous) 97+

SKU: 2080111

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