2021 リッジ・ヴィンヤーズ モンテベロ
カリフォルニアの最高のワイン生産者にあげられるリッジのフラグシップの赤ワイン、モンテ・ベロ！1976年パリ事件ではカリフォルニア代表、そして2006年に開催されたパリ事件30周年イベントでは見事優勝した、いわば伝説のワイン。
2020ヴィンテージです。
2021 リッジ・ヴィンヤーズ モンテベロ
2021 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello
Wine Information
64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
100 Points – Jim Gordon, JamesSuckling.com
99 Points – Owen Bargreen, OwenBargreen.com
97 Points + Cellar Selection – Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast
96 Points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate
96 Points – Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com
95 Points – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
Vintage
2021
Vineyard
Monte Bello
Appellation
Santa Cruz Mountains
Alcohol By Volume
13.5%
Winemaker Tasting Notes
Deep ruby color. Ripe mountain blackberry and cassis, anise, lavender, violets, sweet toasted oak and earthy, mineral components. Bold fruit at entry coupled with fine-grained tannins and firm acidity. Layered and complex mid-palate with a long, intense finish. TG (4/23)
Vintage Notes
Warm weather in August, especially at the higher elevations, expedited ripeness. For the first time, we harvested from the top vineyard at Perrone to the bottom at Klein. The drought reduced yields by more than a third, resulting in small berries with exceptional tannin and color concentration. This year, instead of all parcels finishing malolactic in barrel as in the past, sixty percent finished in tank. This classic Monte Bello will develop over the next twenty to twenty-five years. JO (5/23)
Wine Advocate 96 points
2021 marks the start of a new era at Ridge, now under the stewardship of Trester Goetting and longtime Ridge veteran John Olney following the departure of veteran winemaker Eric Baugher. The 2021 Monte Bello is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot due to drought-induced low yields, particularly in Cabernet Sauvignon. It is already assertive and polished on the nose, with aromas of cassis, dried tobacco, green peppercorn, mint and figs springing from the glass. The palate is suave and refined with electrifying energy and persistence, leading to a sophisticated finish of ripe black fruits and drying, layered stately tannins. Even in this embryonic stage, the perpetual pedigree of Monte Bello is here in spades; cellar for a decade and enjoy over the following two and beyond. (ML) (4/2024)
| ワイン情報 | |
| 生産年(ヴィンテージ) | 2021 |
| 生産国 | アメリカ合衆国 |
| 生産領域 | カリフォルニア |
| アペレーション/地区 | サンタ・クルーズ・マウンテン |
| ボトルサイズ | 750ml |
| ワイン レビュー | |
| ワイン評価スコアの レンジ | 96 - 100 |
| その他のレビュー | 100 |
