2018 "Lytton Springs" Zinfandel
Lytton Springs Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, CA
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Producer
Ridge Vineyards
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What we love
The 2018 Lytton Spring Zinfandel from Ridge is exceptional from start to finish. Blackberry, pepper and licorice notes on the nose. Full-bodied with ripe plum, well integrated tannins and a long, lingering finish. Considering it is the highest-scoring Lytton Zin of all time and the price of this American classic, it should be in all cellars, in our opinion. How this wine costs barely over $40 is mind-boggling!
About this Wine
Elegant, layered and so complete, the 2018 has a lot to offer. The nose is lush and open, the full-bodied palate combines intense, powerful flavors with a silty structure, and it finishes with loads of juicy layers. It’s stunning straight from bottle but will have more to give with time in the cellar. Cheers!
- 96 points, The Wine Advocate
- 96 points, Vinous
- 94 points (Cellar Selection), Wine Enthusiast
Hand-harvested, sustainably grown, estate grapes; destemmed and crushed; fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic; oak from barrel aging; minimum effective sulfur for this wine.
Technical Data:
- 72% Zinfandel, 18% Petite Sirah, 8% Carignane, 2% Mataro
- Alcohol: 14.5% | pH: 3.70
- Barrels: 100% air-dried American oak barrels (10% new, 25% one year-old, 15% two year-old, 15% four years-old and 20% five years-old).
- Aging: Fourteen months in barrel
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- Ridge Vineyards, Zinfandel, Lytton Springs Vineyard, 2018