Ridge Vineyards
Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
White Burgundy quality from California. At a fraction of the cost.
White Burgundy quality from California. At a fraction of the cost.
Apr 5th, 2019
Just enough richness with balanced acidity
Just enough richness with balanced acidity
Mar 30th, 2019
Took me a while to decide if I liked this or not. Still not sure really. At times this feels like a great California expression of good white burgundy - puligny perhaps - from a producer we obviously respect. But at other times the buttery lanolin notes are too much for me, and overall the acid was one notch less than I was hoping. Still a nice wine.
Took me a while to decide if I liked this or not. Still not sure really. At times this feels like a great California expression of good white burgundy - puligny perhaps - from a producer we obviously respect. But at other times the buttery lanolin notes are too much for me, and overall the acid was one notch less than I was hoping. Still a nice wine.
May 14th, 2023
Deep gold with apple, pear, honey, pineapple with some oak and smoke on the nose. Medium to full body with a fresh acidity that is balanced by the subtle tannins. Buttery but not overly so with apple, poached pear, peaches in cream, kiwi and pineapple with some notes earthy oakiness. Peaches linger in the hot medium long finish.
Paired with southwestern grilled tuna, which worked great!
Deep gold with apple, pear, honey, pineapple with some oak and smoke on the nose. Medium to full body with a fresh acidity that is balanced by the subtle tannins. Buttery but not overly so with apple, poached pear, peaches in cream, kiwi and pineapple with some notes earthy oakiness. Peaches linger in the hot medium long finish.
Paired with southwestern grilled tuna, which worked great!
Always a winner. It was great paired with a roasted jumbo prawns orzo dish & watermelon salad.
Always a winner. It was great paired with a roasted jumbo prawns orzo dish & watermelon salad.
Aug 3rd, 2019
Tasted at March 2019 Montebello Collector event
Tasted at March 2019 Montebello Collector event
Mar 10th, 2019
