Ridge, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains 2001 sold at auction 60 times in the last five years, at a median of $306 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $277 and $329. The most recent sale was on July 31, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $395, across 6 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$306
60 sales · $277–329 middle half
Lowest retail now
$395
6 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jul 31
2026
Critic scores
97
Wine Advocate
97
Vinous
95
Wine Spectator
98
James Suckling
Ridge, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2001 (3)
$491per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2001 · Lot
$219per 750ml incl. premium45% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
2001 · Lot 389 · Qty 4
$250per 750ml incl. premium37% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
2001 · Lot 390 · Magnum
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Type
- Red
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About Ridge
Ridge, owned by Otsuka, is known for single-vineyard wines. Monte Bello, grown at 1,300–2,760 feet in the Santa Cruz Mountains on fractured limestone under Franciscan greenstone, is a Cabernet Sauvignon blend (86% in 2022, with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc) aged about 21 months in new, mainly American oak; Ridge expects two decades or more of development. Its Sonoma Zinfandel blends are aged 16 months in air-dried American oak, mostly older barrels: Geyserville, roughly 70% Zinfandel with Carignane and Petite Sirah, dark-fruited and supple, and Lytton Springs, richer in Petite Sirah, from vines dating to 1901. Fermentation relies on native yeasts, and labels list every ingredient.
- Region
- Santa Cruz Mountains (Monte Bello); Sonoma County (Lytton Springs, Geyserville)
- Owner
- Otsuka (since 1987)
- Vineyards
- Monte Bello (1,300–2,760 ft, limestone and greenstone); Lytton Springs; Geyserville
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Carignane, Chardonnay
- Wines
- Monte Bello; Estate Cabernet; Geyserville; Lytton Springs; East Bench and other single-vineyard Zinfandels; Monte Bello Chardonnay
- Style
- Native-yeast, American-oak-aged single-vineyard wines with full ingredient labelling
- Website
- https://www.ridgewine.com
Sources: ridgewine.com, Wikipedia