Ridge, Monte Bello Vintage:2011 The supple but tautly muscular

The supple but tautly muscular medium weight plus flavors possess a suave mouth feel thanks to the abundant dry extract that both coats the palate and buffers the very firm tannic spine on the highly persistent and imposingly powerful finish

more volume and it's quite open and expressive

the lack of a new Monfortino might be good or bad news

all surrounded by jammy flavors of cherry confit and blackberry marmalade

and 6% Merlot really tastes and feels great

Ridge, Monte Bello Vintage:2011 The supple but tautly muscularRefined and complex, this wine has an expressive aromatic profile of cherry, blackcurrant, hints of mint, coconut and cedar wood oak. The palate is very elegant, expressing fine tannins, succulent acidity and long length. The first vintage of this wine was released in 1962, its made from a single vineyard planted in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 730m above sea level and just 15 miles from the Pacific ocean.