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Score 96/100 · Drink 2033-2045, Virginie Boone, jebdunnuck.com, Mar 2026

The tremendously impressive 2023 Monte Bello blends 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, assembled together after a cold spring and long hangtime. Bay leaf, cedar, and warm baking spices accent a light-bodied frame of structured tannins and high-toned acidity, blended as usual from highly selected lots and spending nearly two years in barrel. It's still shedding its youthful skin; enjoy best 2033-2045.

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96
96/100

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96
96/100

Virginie Boone, jebdunnuck.com

18
18/20

Jancis Robinson MW

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17.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17.5/20 · Drink 2035-2055, Jancis Robinson MW, Mar 2026

Full bottle 1,224 g. 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. One of the latest harvests for Monte Bello – from mid October to mid November. Grapes destemmed and sorted; 100% whole berries. Both primary fermentation and malolactic conversion by ambient yeasts and bacteria. Minimum effective SO 2 . Bottled June 2025. Organic. Deep purple. Rich, concentrated dark fruit and a backbone of toasty oak with intense spice. Very tight but with so much promise! Layered fruit, refreshing acidity and heaps of fine-grained tannin. Much more restrained than 2022 – needs another few years to open up. (SCJ)

About the producer

Ridge
Ridge Vineyards

Best known for its iconic Monte Bello, Ridge Vineyards makes some of California’s finest wines – particularly Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Long a pioneer of sustainable farming and minimal-intervention winemaking, Ridge makes an extensive range from Sonoma County and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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