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Tue, Apr 30, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, May 7, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2004
  • 750ml
  • USA
  • California
  • Central Coast
  • Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Bordeaux Blend
  • Red
  • EE4142
  • EE4142
Lot 728

2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Red Santa Cruz Mountains - 1 bottle(s)-750ml format

Estimate: CAD$280 - CAD$380

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Red Santa Cruz Mountains - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $280 - $380 with a reserve of $220. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11469.

Condition

Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot In Neck on 2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Red Santa Cruz Mountains

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A long-time client of Iron Gate, this consignor first became interested in wine when he attended a Wine Spectator’s tasting, and someone opened a 1988 Tignanello. The bouquet and palate were an amazing shock to his senses. He began collecting fine wine in 2008 and built his cellar shortly after that. Wines were purchased through the LCBO and SAQ and stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled cellar.
The wine in this lot has a score of 92+ from Robert Parker and the following tasting note -The 2004 Monte Bello opens in the glass with classic aromas of cigar box, spice and crushed red and black currant fruit, revealing little obvious trace of its time in new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied but still quite tightly wound, with a firm chassis of fine-grained tannins and a bright line of acidity that seem to demand further cellaring. I suspect it's in a somewhat withdrawn phase between youth and maturity. That said, the 2004 isn't as structured as another backward vintage, the 2006, nor do I believe it possesses as much potential for positive evolution. It's a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.