Winery Ridge VineyardsMonte Bello Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Monte Bello Chardonnay from the Winery Ridge Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Monte Bello Chardonnay of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Monte Bello Chardonnay of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Monte Bello Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Monte Bello Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Monte Bello Chardonnay
The Monte Bello Chardonnay of Winery Ridge Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, salmon steaks with lentils or zucchini quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ridge Vineyards's Monte Bello Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Monte Bello Chardonnay from Winery Ridge Vineyards are 2006, 2008, 2018, 2007 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Ridge Vineyards
The Winery Ridge Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 142 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains
High-altitude AVA above the Pacific fog layer: signature Pinot Noir as king on cool slopes — complex reds with red and black fruits, Burgundian finesse and New World depth, long ageing. Ample, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon on warmer, sunnier eastern slopes. Lively, mineral Chardonnay with measured oak ageing, Merlot and Zinfandel as backup (25% each). Rugged terrain between San Francisco and Monterey, a chiselled mountain identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée
A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.
