Bottle of Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs 2020, Dry Creek Valley, California, old vine Zinfandel

Lytton Springs 2020

Ridge Vineyards

Try if you like Red Rhône

plums | blackberries | liquorice

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Drew's Tasting Note

Rich, ripe plums and blackberries on the nose with notes of cinnamon and liquorice. The palate then brings black cherries, dark chocolate, and a hint of cracked black pepper into the mix. Superbly balanced and complex, with a moreish freshness and super-smooth tannins. A truly delightful long finish. Ready to drink now and will assuredly evolve over the next decade.

Producer: Ridge Vineyards | Vintage: 2020 | From: Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA | Alcohol: 14.6 | Size: 75cl | Style: full-bodied red, still, organic | Grape: Zinfandel, Carignan, Petite Sirah, Mataro (Mourvèdre)

2020 vintage, 17/20 points, Alder Yarrow, JancisRobinson.com, August 2024

The Winery

Originally named Monte Bello Winery, Ridge was established in the late 1800s in the Santa Cruz Mountains above Silicon Valley. After being abandoned and then revived in the late 1940s, Monte Bello was renamed Ridge Vineyards in 1962. The first Zinfandel was produced two years later, from vines dating back to the 19th century. Paul Draper joined in 1969 and shaped the winery's now world-class reputation, built around what Ridge calls a pre-industrial philosophy; avoiding modern additives and industrial processing in favour of traditional pre-Prohibition techniques, organic and sustainable viticulture, and natural yeasts and malolactic bacteria. Their simple, iconic labels list what goes into each wine.

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