Monte Bello Earns 100-Point Rating
JamesSuckling.com
May 2024
In a recent trip to our Lytton Springs winery, JamesSuckling.com Executive Editor Jim Gordon tasted the 2021 Monte Bello and awarded it a perfect 100-point score. The accompanying article reads:
One of California’s most collectible cabernet sauvignons does not come from Napa Valley. Executive Editor Jim Gordon last week tasted the newly released Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello 2021 and gave it a perfect score, calling it massively concentrated, taut but trim. It was aged in all-new barrels, predominantly American, which is quite unusual for a top California cabernet.
“One of California’s most collectible cabs
and from a classic, age-worthy vintage.”
2021 Monte Bello | 100 Points
“Tightly wound at this stage, the wine is massively concentrated, taut, yet trim and medium-bodied. Aged in 100% new oak, predominantly American, it offers espresso, blackberry, black cherry and vanilla bean flavors with a linear intensity and drive. Known to age and improve for several decades, this is one of California’s most collectible cabs and from a classic, age-worthy vintage.” –Jim Gordon, May 2024
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