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Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel 2004


Zinfandel

from Sonoma County, California

red wine
Connoisseurs' Guide 95 point ratingConnoisseurs' Guide 95 point rating
The Wine Advocate 90 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 90 point rating
Our Price: $32.99
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2006
International Wine Cellar 2006 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 92 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 2006 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 92 point rating
2005
International Wine Cellar 2005 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 92 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 2005 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 92 point rating
2003
Wine Spectator 2003 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 90 point ratingWine Spectator 2003 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 90 point rating
Wine & Spirits 2003 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 90 point ratingWine & Spirits 2003 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 90 point rating
2001
Wine & Spirits 2001 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 93 point ratingWine & Spirits 2001 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 93 point rating
International Wine Cellar 2001 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 92 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 2001 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 92 point rating
1999
Wine & Spirits 1999 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 96 point ratingWine & Spirits 1999 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 96 point rating
1998
Wine & Spirits 1999 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 96 point ratingWine & Spirits 1999 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 96 point rating
International Wine Cellar 1999 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 90 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar 1999 Lytton Springs Zinfandel 90 point rating
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winemaker's notes:

"Taking its accustomed place at the head of the class, this year's Lytton Springs bottling from Ridge is a textbook example of the deep and expressive fruit that marks Dry Creek Zinfandel at its best..."
-Connoisseurs Guide to California Wines

79% zinfandel, 18% petite sirah, 3% carignane

Enjoyable as a young wine, this excellent zinfandel will continue to develop in complexity over the next ten years.

In 1972, Ridge made its first Lytton Springs from vines planted here at the turn of the century, and purchased both the eastern and western portions of the vineyard in the early 1990s. (In the 1870s, under "Captain" William Litton's ownership, the two were part of one property; spelling evolved into "Lytton" by 1903.) The vineyard is planted to zinfandel and its principal complementary varietals: petite sirah, carignane, grenache, and a small amount of mataro (mourvèdre).

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A Customer - NYC
One of the few wines I buy each vintage without fail. If you haven't tried this wine, you owe it to yourself to get a bottle.

A Customer - San Francisco, CA
Best Zinfandel made in America.

A Customer - Texas
Very good. Well balanced. I'd give it a 91 personally. Glad I got 2 - putting one aside to see how it evolves over the next few years per the description.


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