Producers / Ridge Vineyards

MONTE BELLO

Wine · Santa Cruz Mountains

As poured: 112 preserved listings across 1 venue, exactly as the lists printed them.

Monte Bello is the principal estate red wine of Ridge, drawn from vineyards situated at elevation in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where planting first took place in 1886. The wine is composed chiefly of Cabernet Sauvignon, customarily supplemented by Merlot and Petit Verdot and on occasion by Cabernet Franc, with proportions varying by vintage. Its earliest commercial release dates to the 1962 vintage.

What it is

Region
Santa Cruz Mountains
Country
US

Vintages poured

  • 19556 listings
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  • 20104 listings · 3990
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  • 20164 listings · 2300
  • 20806 listings

The French Laundry

Printed as “MONTE BELLO”, “MONTE BELLO SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS” — one bottle, several hands setting the card.