Ridge Vineyards

$225.00750ml

225

Match signature California Cabernets with meaty California classics.

Try with T. Keller's braised "Tongue in Cheek",

Tam O'Shanter's prime rib

or Schroeder's (San Francisco) veal and pork sausages.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, black fruits, cedar

Mouth:

Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average-heavy tannin, intense, long finish, blackberry, creme de cassis, forest floor

Named for the ridge on which is lies and first planted in 1886, Monte Bello changed hands umpteen times until the founding of Ridge Vineyards and the release of their benchmark Cabernet in 1962. Under the direction of Paul Draper (his dried oak stave technique dubbed "Draper perfume") since 1969, a 5th place in the 1976 Judgment of Paris helped put CA wine on the world map.