Ridge Estate Merlot Monte Bello Vineyard, 2014
$54.00
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%