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Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains AVA includes high elevation territory in the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Mateo. The AVA follows the coast line from San Francisco to Monterey with elevations from 400 feet to 3,000 feet above sea level. There are 1,500 vineyard acres and the AVA was established in 1981. Despite the challenging terrain in these rugged mountains and hills, highly esteemed wineries have been located here since the early 20th century, when Paul Masson, a Frenchman by birth, started making sparkling wine in the area. By the 1970s vineyards were growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Numerous microclimates within the AVA offer viticulturists diverse growing conditions, and many varietals are grown successfully.

2015 Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

JS  94   
JD  93   
WA  92   
VN  92   
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1971 Ridge Monte Bello

Heavy capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  93   
JR  18.5   
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1973 Ridge Monte Bello

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

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1973 Ridge Monte Bello

Capsule condition issue; elevated cork; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

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1989 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue

WS  92   
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1993 Ridge Monte Bello

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  93   
ST  92+    
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1993 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill

RP  93   
ST  92+    
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1997 Ridge Monte Bello

Light label condition issue

ST  94+    
WS  93   
RP  90-91   
JR  17.5   
2 available
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1999 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  92   
ST  92+    
JR  18   
DE  ****   
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2005 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

RP  97+    
VN  95   
JR  18.5   
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2008 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WA  97+    
VN  97+    
JS  95   
WS  92   
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2013 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

WA  100   
JS  100   
VN  98+    
WS  95   
CT  95   
JR  18   
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2015 Ridge Monte Bello

VN  98+    
3 available
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2015 Ridge Monte Bello

VN  98+    
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2015 Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue

VN  98+    
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2015 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

VN  98+    
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2016 Ridge Monte Bello

JD  97   
WA  96-98   
VN  95-98   
JR  19+    
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2017 Ridge Monte Bello

JD  100   
WA  98-100   
VN  97+    
WS  96   
WS  #77 of 2020   
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2018 Ridge Monte Bello

1.5ltr

JS  97   
VN  96+    
WA  94-97+    
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2022 Ridge Monte Bello

OB  99   
JD  98   
JS  97   
WA  96   
VN  96   
JR  18.5+    
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2022 Ridge Monte Bello

Light label condition issue

OB  99   
JD  98   
JS  97   
WA  96   
VN  96   
JR  18.5+    
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N.V. Ridge Monte Bello

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

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2020 Ceritas Peter Martin Ray Chardonnay

JD  95   
3 available
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2021 Ceritas Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

9 available
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2014 Ceritas Trout Gulch Chardonnay

Light capsule condition issue; exposed cork

VN  93   
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