Ridge Vineyards "Geyserville" Zinfandel - 2023

Name: Ridge Vineyards "Geyserville" Zinfandel
Brand: Ridge Vineyards
SKU: 39388
Price: 49.96 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 39388

Geyserville was Ridge's first source of red wine grapes, along with Montebello. Ridge's Zinfandels are always age-worthy; this one shows pepper, tar, and cedar when young, evolving into rich mocha after some time in cellar.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2023

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Sonoma

Producer

Ridge Vineyards

Grape Variety

Zinfandel

Alicante Bouchet

Carignan

Staff Pick Notes

Ridge is a staple California producer in Astor’s portfolio. They have been making wine the same way since the early 60’s. They promote single vineyard sourcing and what they call preindustrial winemaking. Geyserville is one of the vineyards they’ve been sourcing for decades. Here you’ll find loam soils, great diurnal shifts, and vines up to 130 years old. This Zinfandel is blended with minor amounts of Carignan, Petite Sirah, and Mourvedre. It’s a big bodied wine that maintains its balance. It has a great feel with warm dusty tannins. It exudes flavors of blackberries, forest floor, currants, and black cherries. There are touches of tartness and bitterness. It drinks wonderfully now, but is structured to improve for the next 10 years.

- CP

About the Producer

Cupertino, California, USA The history of Ridge Vineyards begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor who became a prominent member of San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge. He terraced the slopes and planted vineyards; using native limestone, he constructed the Monte Bello Winery, producing the first vintage under that name in 1892. This unique...

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Zinfandel

Zinfandel is widely thought of as “America’s grape,” but in fact the variety is of Croatian origin, and is genetically extremely similar to Italian Primitivo, which thrives in the warmest parts of southern Italy. Like Primitivo, Zinfandel requires warm but not hot growing conditions, as its skins are relatively thin: this can cause its berries to shrivel into raisins if left on the vine a little too long. Dry and well-drained terroirs are also preferable for Zinfandel, as its bunches are...

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