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2017 Monte Bello Ridge Santa Cruz - 6x75cl
14B7MBRI6PK _ 2017 - Monte Bello Ridge Santa Cruz - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Ridge
  • Region Santa Cruz
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drinking 2025 - 2041
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2017 - Monte Bello Ridge Santa Cruz - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Ridge
  • Region Santa Cruz
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drinking 2025 - 2041
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £1,231.24 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £205.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £1,010.00 In Bond
Please note: This wine is available for immediate delivery.
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  • Antonio Galloni, March 2018, Score: 94-97

    This blend of the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello comprises about 85% of what will be the final wine. At this early stage, the 2017 is distinctly medium in body, with a compelling interplay between the tannin profile and structural feel of a cold year and the ripe fruit of a warm vintage. That natural contrast is both highly unusual and alluring. Analytically, the 2017 has a level of tannin that is inline with vintages such as 2013 and 1996, but the expression of fruit is much more exotic. The 2017 is embryonic and not fully formed, it also clearly has the potential to develop into a truly special wine.

  • Antonio Galloni, March 2018, Score: 94-97

    This blend of the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello comprises about 85% of what will be the final wine. At this early stage, the 2017 is distinctly medium in body, with a compelling interplay between the tannin profile and structural feel of a cold year and the ripe fruit of a warm vintage. That natural contrast is both highly unusual and alluring. Analytically, the 2017 has a level of tannin that is inline with vintages such as 2013 and 1996, but the expression of fruit is much more exotic. The 2017 is embryonic and not fully formed, it also clearly has the potential to develop into a truly special wine.


  • Wine Advocate, May 2018, Score: 98-100

    Destined to rank as one of the all-time greats from Ridge, the 2017 Monte Bello opens in the glass with youthfully complex notes of ripe plums, cassis, espresso roast and black truffles, with little apparent trace of its time in 100% new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied and incredibly concentrated, with a rich, layered mid-palate and immense substance that marks it out as the most richly tannic Monte Bello since 2013. As ever, the acids are vibrant, with a classic pH of around 3.5—notably lower than most Cabernet Sauvignons from contemporary Bordeaux or Napa Valley, thanks to this site's limestone soils and high altitude. At the time of writing, the blend is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot, 6% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, though that may change by the time it's bottled. Eric Baugher observes that fermentations were slow in 2017, which protracted the period of extraction, partially accounting for this vintage's power. It's still a baby, but this is a strong contender for a perfect score when it's bottled in over a year's time—and it should see out its 50th birthday in style.

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Ridge