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Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello Ridge Vineyards 1997

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • Organic
  • 12.50% 
  • 4.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

One of the best wines from California, combining power, fullness and aromatic complexity, with a great ageing potential. More info

  • Quantity: 6 Bottles
  • Level: 5 high-shoulder, 1 base of neck
  • Label: 6 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Country/Region: United-States, Central Coast
  • Appellation/Wine: Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Producer/Owner: Ridge Vineyards
  • More information....

Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello Ridge Vineyards serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Cake à la mozzarella, tomates et sauge, Filet de bœuf rôti, Escalope de veau façon cordon bleu.

Lot presentation
Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello Ridge Vineyards

The wine

Monte Bello has extraordinary power and excellent aging potential. Its black, austere colour develops complex aromas of eucalyptus and spices. Full-bodied and elegant, this is one of California’s finest wines.

Information about domain Ridge Vineyard

At 800m of altitude, Ridge Vineyards is the highest vineyard in California. This parcel is ideally situated: east-facing and protected from the violent wines of the Pacific. Its altitude also lends a pleasant nighttime coolness allowing the grapes to reach perfect ripeness.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 6 Bottles
  • Level: 5 high-shoulder, 1 base of neck
  • Label: 6 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Type of cellar: Space in a wine storage facility
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: Yes
  • French customs seal: no
  • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
  • Country/Region: United-States, Central Coast
  • Appellation/Wine: Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Producer/Owner: Ridge Vineyards
  • Vintage: 1997
  • Color: Red
  • Service temperature: 16°
  • Viticulture: Organic 
  • Volume: 40000 bottles
  • Intensity: Classic
  • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Petit verdot

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Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello Ridge Vineyards 1997

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format