Ridge, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains 2008 sold at auction 74 times in the last five years, at a median of $204 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $185 and $237. The most recent sale was on May 15, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $223, across 16 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$204
74 sales · $185–237 middle half
Lowest retail now
$223
16 retail offers
Last auction sale
May 15
2026
Critic scores
95+
Wine Advocate
97+
Vinous
92
Wine Spectator
95
James Suckling
Ridge, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2008 (4)
$188per 750ml incl. premium16% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2008 · Lot 1605 · Double Magnum
$275per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2008 · Lot
$275per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2008 · Lot
$172per 750ml incl. premium23% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
2008 · Lot 385 · Qty 4
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