1994 Ridge Lytton Springs

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  2/26/2022 - mclanew Likes this wine: 93 Points

  What a special wine. Popped and poured. The wine is lovely. Pretty nose of raspberry, violets, and tobacco. The wine is medium bodied, nicely balanced, showing red and black fruit, tobacco, red licorice and herbs.

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  5/10/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Friday Tasting Group: In HONOR of 1 of the Group's Mentors (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From the same bottle as BHRH below.
  
  80% Zinfandel, 13% Petite Sirah, 4% Carignan, 2% Grenache, & 1% Alicante; "The old-vine Zin was fermented in small tanks, & the grapes held below the surface of the juice for slower, gentler extraction. The P.S. & Carignan were also in small fermentors, but with grapes floating & the juice pumped over. Naturally-occurring yeasts & malolactic bacteria, respectively, carried out the primary, &, within 2 wks, the secondary fermentation. To accentuate the vyd’s distinctive fruit, we limited the number of new barrels, aging most of the wine in 3 & 4-yr-old air-dried AM oak. After a total of 6 racks and more than a yr in small cooperage, we blind-tasted 1 last time & bottled without fining."
  
  N: RIPE berries with notes of oranges (?), poss an earthiness? Lots goin' on, but tough for me to parse; Intensity lurking
  
  P: Med body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by some astringent pucker which somewhat resolves by a LONG, very, VERY slightly tangy finish with a bitter/swtness to the dusty tannins, & ult, a PLEASANTNESS. For now & should make its 30th. 14.5% ABV; My EXC+.

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  5/10/2019 - BHRH Likes this wine: 93 Points

  One of the highlights of a superb blind tasting of mostly 1990s era reds. Spicy, rich, very slight roasted tomato and eucalyptus notes. Modest tannic structure with a sweet, very complex finish. Many blind tasters thought this was a Brunello from a riper vintage!

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  6/3/2018 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  PnP enjoyed over a 2 hour dinner, this still offers good freshness notwithstanding it's also mature/in the zone. No sign of decline on the horizon, this full(-) body has class, a lovely weight and sauve lines that are a nice complement to the silky, pure red/black fruits. Oak is fully integrated, some tannins are there, but nicely resolved. Should/could go another 5 years or more - if this bottle is representative, that is, but it's also drinking really well now, so I don't see a reason to wait. A joy. recommended+

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  6/6/2017 - Goodwine4ever wrote: 90 Points

  Pour mon anniversaire, je décide de me gâter et d'ouvrir mon Ridge Lytton Springs 1994. D'un rouge rubis le nez est principalement sur des aromes de fraise et de cerise mais en général le nez est plutôt timide. En bouche, WHOAAA !!! C'est un vin de 23 ans ? Really ? Wow c'est d'une jeunesse incroyable, on dirait presque un vin de l'année ! Les tannins sont bien présents et l'acidité est tranchante, peut-être même trop. Aucune note terrecière, Le vin présente une bonne touche épicé suivi par des belles notes de fruits rouges. La finale est incroyablement longue 1 min+. C'est encore un bébé, l'acidité doit se calmer car c'est une bombe présentement. Avec mon expérience d'hier soir, je vais attendre encore quelques années avant d'ouvrir mon Geyserville 1995. Bref, J'ai surtout été impressionné par la jeunesse de ce vin. Il était délicieux mais un meilleur équilibre aurait été apprécié.

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