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1996 Ridge Lytton Springs
Zinfandel Blend
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Dry Creek Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 28
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walsh wrote:
November 9, 2020 - Had a bottle of this yesterday. It should be past its 'drink by date' to be fair. I fact it was a lovely wine. Lovely soft fruit. It was a bit light on the palate as opposed to its youthful vigour but lovely none the less.I got lovely vanilla, tobacco leather. My daughter said blackberries. This is easily a 89 to 90 point wine. Very pleased it has lasted so well this long.
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chcook Likes this wine:
January 23, 2019 - Brief note. cork was perfect. color showing age. this is perfectly mature. it has dill from its obvious oak influence, but despite the oak being prominent the fruit is hanging in. i dont see any upside to waiting. drink
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bkc1428 Likes this wine: 94 points
November 8, 2018 - Tasted in a flight with 94 Rafanelli and 94 Ravenswood Old Hill Vineyard.
When first tasted, it was by far the freshest of the lineup. Still quite primary with jammy blackberry, fresh raspberry, boysenberry, and blueberry, but it opened up to reveal black pepper, white pepper, drying leather, dried thyme, and a hint of potting soil. Spectacular! Wine of the night, but just by a hair over the Ravenswood.1 person found this helpful Comment -
walsh wrote:
December 26, 2017 - Lovely wine. Had it with duck. Delicious. Its aged with all the secondary flavours you would expect. A little dusky on the edge but still holding up well especially if you like you secondary flavours.
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AllRed wrote: 92 points
October 22, 2016 - Deep color belies its age. Red fruit, spice and leather notes. Raspberry, cherry and red plum with pepper and spice qualities as well. Fully-integrated and balanced. This bottle has held up surprisingly well.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78 (link)(Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
9/26/2010 (link) 92 points(Ridge Lytton Springs) Bricking medium dark cranberry red color with pale meniscus; lovely herbal, dried red berry, dried raspberry, raspberry, baked cranberry, dried leaf tobacco nose; tasty, complex, tart and sweet red fruit with underlying core of dried red berry and cranberry, with near medium acidity, very youthful yet; medium-plus finish (high Petite Sirah component seems to be keeping this one very youthful; 78% Zinfandel, 19% Petite Sirah, 2% Carignane, 1% Grenache; 16% new American oak, 21% in one-year-old oak and the rest in older barrels)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Zinfandel Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Lytton Springs
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Dry Creek Valley
- UPC Codes 098803018636, 744442901968
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 112 (41%)
- Consumed 163 (59%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- VineyardLytton Springs
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationDry Creek Valley
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