2020 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon
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Bid on this 2-bottle lot of 2020 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon. Jancis Robinson: "Organically grown estate fruit from one of California's most famous vineyards in a vintage made notorious by the wildfires further north: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Just 76.4 tons from 66 acres because of rain during flowering – after a mild spring – and summer fog. 36 of 58 lots were selected and blended before ageing in barrel for another 12 months. Bottled June 2022.Deep lustrous crimson. Very complex balsam, sage and ripe Cabernet, including blackcurrant leaf, on the nose. Extremely subtle and layered. Quite marked acidity on palate entry and then supple tannins enclose the fruit. Definitely worth stashing away for many a long year but nowhere near ready. If it has a fault, it's that it lacks a very long finish. 17++/20 points (JR)" (03/2024)
Included in this lot · 2 bottles
Provenance: Purchased from a reputable source and stored in the temperature controlled cellar of a Bay Area collector. Picked-up directly from the cellar by K&L.
2020 Ridge Vineyards "Monte Bello" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon
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JR
Jancis Robinson
03/2024Notes
Composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc — all organically grown. Grapes were de-stemmed and underwent 100% whole berry fermentation with native yeasts and natural malolactic. Aged 20 months in 100% new oak barrels — 95% American and 5% French.
SKU: 2081109
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