Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum 2007

Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1962 and is widely considered one of the greatest and most consistent producers in California. Produced from their oldest vines in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Monte Bello is unquestionably the flagship wine and the voluptuous 2007 is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. It is medium- to full-bodied and tightly structured, yet indelibly hallmarked by a vibrancy and freshness so often found in this wine. With classical notes of cassis, mulberry, dried flowers, graphite and exotic spices, this is everything you want from a Cabernet blend.