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Ridge Estate Merlot Monte Bello Vineyard, 2014

$54.00
Ridge Estate Merlot Monte Bello Vineyard, 2014

Ridge Estate Merlot Monte Bello Vineyard, 2014

$54.00
description

100% Merlot

92 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

2014 Vintage Notes

This driest year on record brought significant water stress to the vineyard. Fortunately, the vines managed to get through it, and harvest, unusually early, was complete by September 20. A six-day fermentation provided elegant extraction. At assemblage, in February, we combined lots with excellent fruit and balanced tannins. After twenty-one months’ aging in american oak, this complex merlot has developed wonderfully. It will be most enjoyable over the next ten years.

Vineyard

Monte Bello

Appellation

Santa Cruz Mountains

Alcohol By Volume

13.5%