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Rated 94 - Subtle aromas of dark cherry, toasted mahogany and roasted nut are very balanced on the nose of this...
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750ml
Bottle: $89.93 $96.00
Rated 97 - #52 in Top 100, 2022. A brilliant, youthful, unevolved wine that will give Ridge's Monte Bello a run for...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $60.32
Rated 94 - The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is fabulous. A rush of floral and spice notes leads into a core of racy...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $92.52
Rated 94 - Ridge’s 2017 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a fabulous choice for readers who want a Monte Bello fix now,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $500.75
Rated 97 - Another of the highlights in the flight, matching the ’10 for its still-grippy, vibrant, dense and vivid...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1002.55
Rated 98 - Expansive black-fruit aromas, plus some mulberry and bitter chocolate, make this mature Californian red...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $402.03
Rated 94 - This has a wonderful balance of full, silky tannins and creamy ripeness, but with a degree of delicacy...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $293.28
Rated 98 - Tasting this amazing Californian red is like staring into a deep abyss. The notes of graphite, soy sauce...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $303.55
Rated 98 - A highlight of the tasting, with rocking energy, dense black currant and black berry fruit and loads of...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $308.49
Rated 98 - The 2012 Monte Bello is one of the most harmonious young Monte Bellos I can remember tasting. Seamless and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $394.95
Rated 100 - Incredibly youthful for its age and also extremely expressive. Still some delicate, floral notes at 9...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $254.93
Rated 100 - Stunning depth, power, purity and elegance. The blackcurrants and plums are fresh and intense on the nose...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $227.05
Rated 98 - One of the highlights in this tasting, the 2016 Monte Bello has turned out just as beautifully as I hoped...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $567.27
Rated 100 - Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $216.18
Rated 100 - Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that...
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $129.12
Rated 97 - A bright and beautiful Monte Bello with dark and black fruit, such as blackcurrants, as well as walnuts...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $241.86
Rated 97 - A bright and beautiful Monte Bello with dark and black fruit, such as blackcurrants, as well as walnuts...
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $124.90
Rated 99 - #45 Wine of the World 2022. This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $231.27
Rated 99 - #45 Wine of the World 2022. This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black...
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Cabernet Sauvignon United States California Santa Cruz County

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.