Ridge Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, Monte Bello 1987 GRASSL light texture that carries the

light texture that carries the finish

Palate is sweet red fruited with nice tobacco

and certainly ranks one of the great wines this small micro-estate has ever produced

This is impressively long and possesses good if not truly class Chablis character

Ridge Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, Monte Bello 1987 GRASSL light texture that carries theBase of neck; Lightly bin soiled label 95 Points CellarTracker Brick colored. Big intense nose of smoke and leather that overflows the glass. Followed on the palate by mature dark berries with secondary and tertiary development. The fruit is nicely balanced by acidity and does not feel tired at all at the ripe old age of 34 years. Tannins have fully melted away leaving a smooth medium bodied mouthfeel. Beautiful fully mature Monte Bello. Drink now. 9