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Ridge’s winemakers refer to their winemaking technique not as “natural”, which they believe to be vague and insufficient, but rather as “Pre-Industrial”. They embrace the techniques used before the Prohibition, which lead to more complex, better-aging wines than industrial practices do. Ridge Monte Bello, though enjoyable while young, develop their full depth and complexity after at least ten years of aging.

Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon
Santa Cruz
1988
Level: top shoulder; lightly corroded capsule at top, signs of old seepage, torn label magnum (1)
1992
Level: into neck magnum (1)
1994
Level: bottom neck; torn and damp stained label magnum (1)
3 magnums per lot
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