Ridge Lytton Springs 2004

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Starting at: $23.30 USD

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Winery:

Lytton Springs Winery

Varietal:

Zinfandel

Region:

USA > California > Sonoma County > Dry Creek Valley

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2012

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User Tags:  fruit, resinous, spices, balance, berry, color descriptors, stone fruits, finish - long, oak, blackberry 

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What to Expect

Zinfandel is considered America's own great indigenous grape, even though its origins lie on the Adriatic coast. Planted throughout California and the Pacific Northwest, Zinfandel is at its best in warm regions with cooler temperatures during harvest. The wines can range from off-dry Rosés, White Zinfandels, and light bistro styled wines, to big, rich powerful wines - even luscious wines for dessert bottling. The flavors range from plummy to raspberry, although deep blackberry fruit and brambly spice tones are most common.

Winemakers Notes

If you are not ready for the double magnum, this affordable magnum will make your Zin party into a blast! The winery says: "Lytton Springs bottlings are generally perceived as quintessential zinfandel, which is true, as far as it goes. On the Ridge Lytton Estate (East), zinfandel grows atop seven hills; petite sirah surrounds the zin on six, grenache on the seventh — an unusual configuration. There is some interplanting. Lytton Estate (West) is a magnificent hodgepodge of grapes, including more zinfandel, which seems so at home here. The wines are classic Dry Creek Valley. They show the read more...potent, ripe boysenberry and blackberry of old-vine Sonoma zinfandel, notes of leaf and briar, and the intricacy of multiple varietals. Acid and tannin are firm, yet not overwhelming; in youth, at least, fruit predominates. These balanced, powerful zins become more nuanced with age."    (hide)

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