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A true Bordeaux blend encompassing the top five Bordeaux grapes varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and...
750ml
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$99.90
12 bottles:
$97.90
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a prime example of the transparency provided by this vintage throughout...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$126.34
#52 in Top 100, 2022. A brilliant, youthful, unevolved wine that will give Ridge's Monte Bello a run for its money,...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2017
750ml - Case of 12
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$93.95
Ridge’s 2017 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a fabulous choice for readers who want a Monte Bello fix now, without...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2003
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$322.34
This has a wonderful balance of full, silky tannins and creamy ripeness, but with a degree of delicacy that...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$351.84
The 2008 Monte Bello is in a gorgeous spot right now, as the aromatics are just starting to show the complex nuances...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$289.94
The 2009 Monte Bello ,72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot is simply magnificent. Layers of dark...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$298.28
A highlight of the tasting, with rocking energy, dense black currant and black berry fruit and loads of singed wood...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$242.76
The 2012 Monte Bello is one of the most harmonious young Monte Bellos I can remember tasting. Seamless and voluptuous...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$284.67
Stunning depth, power, purity and elegance. The blackcurrants and plums are fresh and intense on the nose with...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2017
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$534.19
Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that should be...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$264.37
Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that should be...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2018
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$462.28
A bright and beautiful Monte Bello with dark and black fruit, such as blackcurrants, as well as walnuts and hints of...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$208.87
A bright and beautiful Monte Bello with dark and black fruit, such as blackcurrants, as well as walnuts and hints of...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2019
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$606.95
#45 Wine of the World 2022. This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black licorice and...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2019
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$132.96
#45 Wine of the World 2022. This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black licorice and...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$227.14
#45 Wine of the World 2022. This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black licorice and...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$191.93
#45 Wine of the World 2022. This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black licorice and...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2020
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$509.62
The Monte Bello (originally Monte Bello Cabernet; until 1975, 100% cabernet) is the wine that introduced Ridge to the...
Bonarda Cabernet Sauvignon Red Bordeaux United States California Santa Cruz County
There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.