The 2005 Ridge Central Coast Monte Bello Cabernet 750 ml is from the Santa Cruz Mountains region of CA - Central Coast, Santa Cruz Mtns.
While in a good year there's normally 4,000 cases of the Monte Bello, there was a scant 2,200 cases produced of the 2005 Monte Bello. Thick, massive, and concentrated with ample currants, lead pencil, licorice and chocolate aromas and flavors, this full-bodied beauty is just now at the early stages of adolescence, and has plenty of underlying tannic grip still present. It should hit full maturity in another 4-5 years and hold for 2-3 decades after that. - Jeb Dunnuck (30-10-2015)
(13.4% alcohol: aged for 17 months in new air-dried American oak): Good dark red. Inviting aromas of dark berries, violet, spices, minerals and leather. Wonderfully suave, savory and focused, conveying terrific energy to its dark berry, black cherry and spice flavors. With its piercing definition and lower alcohol, this wine stood out from a flight of Cabernets from Napa Valley. The wine's acid support and firm tannins give it terrific structure for a long evolution in bottle. Finishes very long, with superb energy and lift. I'd still hold this for at least a few more years.- Stephen Tanzer (05/2016)
Producer: Ridge
Vintage: 2005
Varietal: Proprietary Red
Country: USA
Region: CA - Central Coast, Santa Cruz Mtns
Sub-Region: Santa Cruz
Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains
Sub-Appellation: Monte Bello
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