Vintage: 2025
Charge Date: June 2026
Ship Date: March 2028
Availability: Pending
The balance of ripeness, tannin, acid, and fruit in the 2025 Monte Bello wines stands out, pointing to the potential for an outstanding and exceptionally age-worthy vintage. Futures allocations for the 2025 Monte Bello are pending. We are currently conducting our series of Monte Bello Assemblage tastings and will know more about the total quantity of 2025 Monte Bello available for futures by late spring. In the meantime, all Monte Bello Collector members will continue to receive their annual shipment of our Estate Wines from the Monte Bello Vineyard each March and will continue to enjoy their member benefits throughout the year.
Plentiful winter rains replenished groundwater, starting the growing season off on a positive footing. Cool spring weather delayed budbreak until early April. Temperatures throughout July rarely climbed out of the 70s, signaling that a late harvest was in store. Absent the dry drought conditions of recent years, the vines—especially cabernet sauvignon—responded with a full crop. In the last half of August, at veraison, we dropped crop to even out ripening. Warm weather then followed, bringing the first grapes to full ripeness on September 2nd.
Temperatures in mid-September, however, once again cooled off so we paused picking. The grapes continued to ripen but very slowly, making 2025 a true exercise in patience. As the first grapes began to ferment, it became clear that while color was deep, dark and plentiful, tannin was not extracting as quickly as usual. We therefore increased pumpover times and extended macerations. Typically, Monte Bello fermentations can be as few as six days. In 2025, the average fermentation lasted ten days. The long ripening time with cooler temperatures also meant the grapes ripened at slightly lower sugar levels. Often, in warm years, sugar concentration in the grape can outpace flavor development, making picking decisions difficult. In 2025, we had the luxury of surgically picking each block at optimal ripeness.
375ml – $100
750ml – $195
1.5L – $393
3.0L – $815
6.0L – $1,630
Exclusive member pricing on Monte Bello futures is approximately 40% off the final release price. Each year we will remind you of your standing reservation and you may change, confirm, or cancel. Please be aware that if you choose to reduce your 2025 order, the reduced quantity becomes your new standing allocation, with no guarantee that you will be able to increase it with future vintages.
If you have a 2023 futures order (purchased in 2024) that you have not yet picked up, you have the option of picking up your order at one of our winery locations, beginning March 1st. We are open for appointment-based tastings and wine pickups seven days/week. Orders can be held for pickup for a maximum of 60 days.
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