Silent Lot #117 – Ridge Vineyards
The Best of Monte Bello

Perched high atop the cool Santa Cruz Mountains, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the Ridge Monte Bello estate is an ideal site for the winery’s Bordeaux varietals. These low-yielding vines produce two complementary Cabernet blends. An impres- sive Imperial of one of those, the Monte Bello Cabernet from 2007, could be yours this evening. Year after year, Monte Bello proves to be a consistently outstanding wine with great structure, complexity and balance. And in terms of ageability, it has been known to lay down for several decades with elegance and ease. Wine Spectator gave it 92 points, calling it “full-bodied, elegant, and persistent…most interesting on the finish, where the flavors are long and lingering.” The longer this one sleeps in the cel- lar, the better it will be. Can you stand the suspense?

OPENING BID
$1,500

INCLUDES
One 6-Liter Bottle

DONOR
Ridge Vineyards,
Cupertino California