2016 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。
2016 リッジ・ヴィンヤーズ モンテベロ
2016 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello
Winemaker Tasting Notes
Opaque purple-ruby color. Ripe blackberry fruit, barrel spice, anise, violets, and crushed limestone. Opulent mountain fruit entry, firm acid, and fine-grain, age-worthy tannins. Powerful complexity and tremendous length to the finish. EB (1/18)
Vintage Notes
Late winter rains brought some relief from another year of drought. Monte Bello’s fractured limestone held onto this moisture for the vines to draw on through a mild summer. Unusually cold nights slowed ripening and developed firm acidity, while gentle extraction during fermentation kept tannins in balance. Through careful blind-tasting twentythree lots were assembled and spent eighteen months in barrel. This superb vintage will age beautifully over the next thirty years.
ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドボケイト (William Kelley) (96 - 98)+points
Rating: (96 - 98)+, Drink Date: 2028 - 2058, Reviewed by: William Kelley, Issue Date: 31st May 2018, Source: Interim End of May 2018, The Wine Advocate
The 2016 Monte Bello is stunning, bursting from the glass with aromas of crushed currants, plums, charcoal, sweet spices, black truffle and rich soil. On the palate, it's full-bodied, immensely deep and very concentrated, with an ample core of dark fruit that almost entirely conceals its rich chassis of tannin. The finish is long, tensile and chalky. Eric Baugher observes that 2016 was a drought year but that the vines were less stressed than in 2015, thanks to Spring precipitation, and it wasn't necessary to irrigate. Summer saw wild temperature swings, and though it was below average in summation, some days were very warm. The final Monte Bello blend contains 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 6% Cabernet Franc, which represents a slight change from when I tasted it a year ago, though its profile remains very much the same. The 2016 checks in at 13.8% alcohol and pH 3.49. Cellar it for a decade and follow it for another three.
アントニオ・ガッローニ/Vinous 95-98 points
The
2016 Monte Bello is stunningly beautiful. Medium in body, gracious and
understated, the 2016 is a Monte Bello that is built on total finesse.
Red cherry jam, raspberry jam, menthol and rose petal all grace this
exquisite, vivid Monte Bello. All the elements are simply in the right
place. The 2016 is not an obvious Monte Bello, but it is supremely
gorgeous. At times, the sensation of tannins is non-existent. The
persistent, crystalline finish is one thing of beauty. (AG) (8/2018)
Jeb Dunnuck 97 points
Bottled
in March of 2018 and a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 10%
Petit Verdot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Cabernet
Sauvignon Monte Bello offers a more streamlined, elegant, and
ultra-classic style compared to the 2014 and 2015, which are slightly
bigger, richer wines. Boasting a deep purple color and beautiful purity
in its crème de cassis, blueberry, white flowers, and vanilla bean, it
hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and
perfect balance. It doesn’t have the sheer depth of fruit of some of the
blockbuster years, yet makes up for it with its incredible purity,
poise, and balance. Relatively approachable for a Monte Bello, it’s
still going to see its 30th birthday in fine form. (2/2019)
| ワイン情報 | |
| 生産年(ヴィンテージ) | 2016 |
| 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 |
| ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドヴォケート | 96-98 |
| アントニオ・ガッローニ/Vinous | 95-98 |
| その他のレビュー | 97 |
