Ridge Monte Bello (3 Liter Bottle) 2002

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Ridge Monte Bello (3 Liter Bottle) 2002 Front Label
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Region

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Vintage
2002

Size
3000ML

ABV
13.3%

Features
Collectible

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Opaque ruby in the glass, the nose of this wine presents ripe black currant and black cherry with subtle vanilla and toasted oak.Hints of coffee,chocolate, and mint mix with mineral charcaters like flint wet limestone. The palate has flavors of rich berry and sweet cassis and substantial yet integrated tannins. There is a good acid to tannin balance with great depth and an opulent finish.

Blend: 74% cabernet sauvignon, 18% merlot, 8% petit verdot

Professional Ratings

  • 95
    The 2002 Monte Bello Proprietary Red is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. It tastes as if it hasn’t changed since I first sampled it in late 2003 and then again in bottle two years later. The color is healthy ruby/purple, and the wine displays some dusty, oaky, vanillin notes that jump out of the glass along with a touch of white chocolate as well as red and black currants and hints of cedar and forest floor. Extremely young and full-bodied, with some wood char still present, it is unevolved and tastes like it could be a barrel sample, except that it has been in bottle for nearly ten years! This is a blockbuster Ridge Monte Bello that still needs a minimum of another 10 years of bottle-age and should keep for 50+ years. Only for the young and patient! Rating: 95+
  • 90
    Savory, showing vitality and complexity. Offers dried earth and dried currant flavors, with touches of mineral, tar and cedar. Despite firm, drying tannins, there's a nice push of elegant, Bordeaux-like fruit coming through. Has peaked, but could go a long way. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.—2002 California Cabernet blind retrospective (May 2012).

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Though Ridge began as a Cabernet winery, by the mid-60s, it had produced several Zinfandels including the Geyserville. In 1972, Lytton Springs joined the line-up and the two came to represent an important part of Ridge production. Known primarily for its red wines, Ridge has also made limited amounts of Chardonnay since 1962.

The Ridge approach is straightforward: find the most intense and flavorful grapes, guide the natural process, draw all the fruit's richness into the wine. Decisions on when to pick, when to press, when to rack, what varietals and what parcels to include and when to bottle, are based on taste. To retain the nuances that increase complexity, Ridge winemakers handle the grapes and wine as gently as possible. There are no recipes, only attention and sensitivity.

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