{"product_id":"2016-ridge-vineyards-monte-bello-cabernet-sauvignon","title":"2016 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" class=\"m_-7521047062179087082kl-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003e\"The 2016 \u003cspan class=\"term-highlighted\"\u003eMonte\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"term-highlighted\"\u003eBello\u003c\/span\u003e is a masterful expression of this lauded site in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s powerful, broad and infinitely layered, but it also possesses an incredibly finessed tannin structure that speaks clearly and forcefully but yields dutifully. Saturated blueberry, gravel, eucalyptus, charcoal, cedar and India ink build gradually and steadily through the long and sizzling finish. Just beginning to soften and develop beyond the primary stage, it wouldn’t be a crime to open a bottle now, but this has many, many lives left to live and should be even better (if you can fathom) in a few more years. \u003cstrong data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eThis is what \u003cspan class=\"term-highlighted\"\u003eMonte\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"term-highlighted\"\u003eBello\u003c\/span\u003e is all about.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e                 \u003cbr\u003e                 – Billy Norris of Vinous (09\/24)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurviving prohibition, multiple sales, and re-planting, the Monte Bello estate came into its own when Paul Draper arrived in 1969. Monte Bello is peak California Cabernet Sauvignon: Always black-fruited, with the Santa Cruz Mountain's aromatic violet explosiveness, mint chocolate, and the longest graphite finish outside of Bordeaux's left bank.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kogod Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562443215023,"sku":"102811","price":274.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1763\/files\/ChatGPTImageOct2_2026_07_27_07PM.png?v=1790994439","url":"https:\/\/www.kogodwine.com\/products\/2016-ridge-vineyards-monte-bello-cabernet-sauvignon","provider":"Kogod Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}