Ridge Monte Bello - 2008 (750ml) 100 continues the remarkable turn-around in

continues the remarkable turn-around in quality that began five years ago

this wine should continue to drink well for 15 or more years

Ex-chateau bottle tasted blind in Sauternes

blackberries and black currants are found in this still youthful

Thank God it is beginning to budge

Ridge Monte Bello - 2008 (750ml) 100 continues the remarkable turn-around inThe 2008 Monte Bello is striking. It is a decidedly muscular Monte Bello endowed with layers of dark fruit. Tobacco, mint, asphalt and crushed rocks develop in the glass, adding tons of complexity and finesse. A long, saline finish rounds things out beautifully. In 2008 the cold growing season stretched into October and the wine definitely has the feel of a cool vintage. The spring frost and the second year of drought conditions lowered yields