2002 Ridge Grenache/Syrah Lytton Estate

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  2/23/2021 - fredb Likes this wine:

  Medium-dark red color with limited transparency. Aromas of plum, raspberry, smoke, and a hint of bacon. Palate is full of smoky red fruit with vanilla notes on a medium finish. All of the structure is fully integrated. Some herbal notes come in with time in the glass and this shows nice complexity from bottle age. Overall, a great ATP wine in my book and worth the wait. Drink or hold.

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  6/22/2019 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 94 Points

  This is my Red Wine of the Year (to date). Purchased directly from the winery and stored perfectly since its release, this wine was smooth, silky, with gobs and gobs of savory and dark fruit flavors that seemed to go on for minutes. OUTSTANDING.

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  6/30/2018 - ESTEELE90 Likes this wine:

  At tasting. Brief note. Nose and palate are very well resolved and at peak right now showing dry, dusty, smokey herbs, peppery red fruits, and round soil tones. This is oddly feminine with plenty of finesse even though there is a high abv and a fair amount of dry extract. Finish is long, palate staining, and complex with the peppery fruits weaving in and out of the smokey herbs. Very nice.

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  3/12/2017 - mike l. wrote: 85 Points

  pretty dried out and too new world for my liking.

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  10/2/2015 - JPMorgan Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Surprisingly this vintage held its own for 10.5 years since bottling in March 2005. Opened a bit tight and with a shorter finish. Over the span of 3 hours continued to develop dark fruits, a hint of spice and more velvety on the palate with a lasting finish. Paired well with Gruyere and cedar planked salmon. By the time we were done, we were only wishing it was a magnum so we could have continued to taste its development.

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