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Raudonasis sausas
Vineyard: Monte Bello, hand-harvested. Whole berries fermented on the native yeast in small tanks. Full malolactic fermentation. Aged for 18 months in American oak barrels (58% new, 8% one year-old, 34% two years-old).Saturated purple colour with notes of black cherry, chai spice, chaparral and toasted oak. Bramble fruit on the palate with round, supple tannins, herbal forest character, and a long finish.It will be enjoyable over the next 12 to 18 years.Total acidity: 7.15 g/l.
Serve at 16-18 °C with Creole sausage balls, pan roasted rack of lamb with truffle-mushroom crust, Mozzarella & red onion pizza, meatloaf.
A beautiful, fresh red with blackberry, blueberry and some chocolate. Pine, light toffee and coffee undertones. Dried herbs, too. Medium to full body with intensity and richness. Dusty tannins. Savory finish. Very drinkable now, but even better in 2023.
Though born in the early sixties (In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, two years later - Zinfandel) to the post-Prohibition world of modern California winemaking, Ridge relies on nature and tradition rather than technology. Our pre-industrial approach is straightforward: find intense, flavorful grapes; intrude upon the process only when necessary; draw the fruit’s distinctive character and richness into the wine.Interestingly, Monte Bello has often been called America’s First Growth, as it is the finest domestic example of a classic Bordeaux blend in which cabernet sauvignon predominates.
