Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains 2021 750 ML

A dry winter, with only fourteen inches of rain, followed by a warm summer, created stress on the vines. Fortunately, this concentrated flavor but also required extra attention during fermentation not to over extract tannin. As a selection of lots primarily from Monte Bello’s Klein Ranch, our Estate Cabernet uses parcels that show the distinctive character of our soils and climate, but as a wine tends to mature somewhat earlier than our Monte Bello bottling. This pure, mountain cabernet is best cellared for two to three years and will improve over the following ten to fifteen.