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Cabernet Sauvignon · Costa Central
100 points from Robert Parker.
“Saturated ruby-black in hue, the 1991 Monte Bello is still a young wine, only entering its youthful plateau of maturity. Offering up a decadently jammy bouquet of ripe blackberries, crème de cassis, acacia flowers and creamy American oak, the wine is expansive and full-bodied on the palate, simultaneously open-knit but densely concentrated, with a decidedly voluptuous, textural profile. Supple and comparatively low in acidity and tannin (a perception Baugher tells me is confirmed by chemical analysis), this is a Monte Bello characterized more by exuberant generosity and drama than complexity. Interestingly, the 1991 is also more obviously marked by its time in new American oak than either the 1990 or 1992. The product of a warm September and October, the 1991 is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot that attained 13.1% natural alcohol.”
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Ridge Vineyards es un célebre productor de vino californiano fundado en 1962, con sede en las montañas de Santa Cruz, pero con viñedos en varias partes del estado. Su vino insignia, Monte Bello, es un ensamblaje bordelés dominado por Cabernet Sauvignon, conocido por ofrecer la complejidad y elegancia de los vinos de Burdeos, así como la intensidad frutal típica de California.
El reconocido trío de viñedos, Monte Bello, Geyserville y Lytton Springs, representa la mayor parte de la producción de Ridge, y el resto proviene del sitio East Bench de la finca y de varios cultivadores contratados clave.
Monte Bello está situado a unos 800 metros sobre el nivel del mar en las montañas de Santa Cruz, a pocos kilómetros al sur de San José. La historia del viñedo y la bodega Monte Bello se remonta a la década de 1880.
Todas las variedades bordelesas se cultivan en el viñedo de Monte Bello. Aquellas parcelas que han demostrado ofrecer los vinos más complejos y aptos para la guarda se destinan al vino insignia, que lleva el nombre del viñedo.
Las parcelas restantes, que tienden a producir vinos relativamente accesibles y juveniles, se destinan al Estate Cabernet Sauvignon y al Merlot. Las catas a ciegas confirman la selección y los vinos se ensamblan en dos sesiones, en febrero y mayo siguientes.
One bottle, 750 ml, of the 1992 vintage.
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