1963 Monte Bello
Wine Information
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage
1963
Vineyard
Monte Bello
Appellation
Santa Cruz Mountains
Alcohol By Volume
10.7%
Vintage Notes
We wrote in RIDGE Wine List Number 2 (November 1966), while this wine was still in barrel : ” Light in some ways because of the cool year, but still heavy in tannin, hence long in coming to maturity.” Given over four years in wood and over five in bottle, we now think this wine is near a peak.
History
Ridge wine is made with an emphasis on quality and naturalness that is rarely attempted. Our grapes are grown in select vineyards (usually identified on the label), where they are left to ripen to peak maturity, often at some loss of quantity. We let the wine settle and age in small barrels, with only rare cellar treatment other than racking. Varieties are not blended unless so indicated on the label. Near Black Mountain on Monte Bello Ridge, our main vineyard is 10 miles south of Palo Alto, 15 miles inland from the ocean, and over 2000 feet in elevation.
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