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Raudonasis sausas
Vineyard: Lytton Springs, hand-harvested. Fermentation on the native yeasts. Full malolactic fermenation.
The wine was aged for 14 months American oak barrels, 15% of which are new.
Appealing nose of pepper and raspberry. Layered plum, blackberry and cocoa on the palate with chalky tannins and a lingering finish.Enjoyable young, this outstanding wine will gain in complexity over ten to fifteen years.Total acidity: 5.57 g/l.
Serve at 16-18 °C with beef steak, game dishes, red meat stews with mushroom.
This densely packed and deeply concentrated blend of Zinfandel with 16% Petite Sirah, 9% Carignan and 2% Mataro is practically legendary. It boasts subtle, complex fruit flavors ranging from raspberry to blackberry to blueberry, while a velvety texture of fine-grained tannins and a subtle raspberry-like tartness give it great structure.
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.
