Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon 'Monte Bello' 2022

Ridge is on the shortlist of America’s greatest ever wine producers. It’s been making cabernet in the Santa Cruz mountains since the 1890s, and for the last half-century, its wines have received continuous praise from critics on both sides of the pond. Ridge has employed a minimal intervention approach since long before ‘natural wine’ was in vogue, releasing some of California’s most structured and nuanced cabernet-based wines.

This is the top bottling in Ridge’s lineup, meaning it’s one of the greatest wines the U.S. has to offer.