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• AB16 Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 28, 2020 - 74 ridge Zin is the best aged Zin I’ve ever had. Can’t move on to other wines. Fruit in tact, beautiful nose, good complexity and a remarkable acidity. I am in awe

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 93 points

  February 23, 2019 - Unbelievably good wine. Served blind, it was a dead ringer for a very good, fully mature, Chateauneuf du Pape. The fruit here was still going strong. Kirsch, kirsch and more kirsch, with pepper and herbs, soft, elegant textures and freshness remained. This was purchased on release and perfectly store all these years, so your YMMV.

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• Blake Brown Likes this wine: 88 points

  May 2, 2017 - 1974 RIDGE LYTTON SPRINGS DRY CREEK VALLEY ZINFANDEL [3 btls]- amazing abundance of cranberry and cherry fruit with accents of mint and spice; by mid palate, it dried out a bit becoming astringent.

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• BradKNYC wrote:

  October 11, 2011 - Mostly California Wines from the '70s at John Gilman's. (John Gilman's.): Great bottle. The nose is beguiling, showing fruitcake, sweet raspberries, spice and aged tobacco. Complex, integrated and simply riveting on the palate. The raspberry fruit is sweet and abundant and supported by nice acid levels. Similar flavors as aromas with the addition of some cedar. It's nicely integrated, long and in no danger of falling apart anytime soon. The alcohol weighs in at 13.3%. I wish a lot more Zin were made like that. A real treat to try. Solid A-.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1974
• Type Red
• Producer Ridge
• Varietal Zinfandel Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Lytton Springs
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Dry Creek Valley

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• In Cellars 31 (76%)
• Consumed 10 (24%)

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