1996 | Ridge Vineyards | Monte Bello

Red Wine: 1996 | Ridge Vineyards | Monte Bello

This wine bursts with complex aromas of dark berries, graphite, and a hint of tobacco, leading to a full-bodied palate rich with flavors of blackberry, cassis, and subtle spice. The tannins are firm yet elegant, offering a long, satisfying finish that lingers beautifully.

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Producer: Ridge Vineyards

Vintage: 1996

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.2%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: United States, Santa Cruz Mountains

This wine bursts with complex aromas of dark berries, graphite, and a hint of tobacco, leading to a full-bodied palate rich with flavors of blackberry, cassis, and subtle spice. The tannins are firm yet elegant, offering a long, satisfying finish that lingers beautifully.

Producer Information

Ridge Vineyards is a famed Californian wine producer founded in 1962, and based in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but with vineyards in several parts of the state. Its flagship wine, Monte Bello, is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated Bordeaux blend known for delivering the complexity and elegance of Bordeaux wines, as well as typical California fruit intensity. It is also well known for its range of Zinfandel wines and Zinfandel-based blends, led by the Geyserville cuve. Wines made from Petite Sirah, Carignan and a Grenache Mataro blend have also been longstanding features in the range, and Ridge has made a small amount of Chardonnay each vintage for many decades. In recent years the portfolio has expanded considerably. Newer additions include a Lytton Estate Ros, a limited-release Mendocino Falanghina, and a trio of Rhne-variety white wines from Adelaida Vineyard in Paso Robles. The renowned trio of vineyards, Monte Bello, Geyservillle and Lytton Springs account for the majority of Ridge’s production, with the remainder coming from the estate’s East Bench site and a number of key contract growers.