2017 Ridge Lytton Springs
Community Tasting Note
tmagsmaken wrote:
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 67 Pall Mall Virtual Tasting: Ridge Wineries
3 Zinfandel based wines:
2017 Ridge East Bench Zinfandel (91 Points)
Beautiful nose with cinnamon, strawberry, and sweet tobacco. Although its palate may not have the most astonishing sophistication, it is elegant, balanced, and most importantly, invitingly drinkable. At this point (surprisingly) my favourite of the three wines, maybe because the other wines are earlier in their development.
2017 Ridge Geyserville (90 Points)
Tasted it just recently, and pretty much lived up to my expectations; a nose filled with perfumed fruit ( cherry), cinnamon, and tobacco. This wines is lovely already but needs a bit more time as the tannins are still quite present. Very good, but it will get better.
2017 Ridge Lytton Springs (89 Points)
Very different from the two above on the nose; much sweeter with jammy blackcurrant dominating and the spicy character is taking a back seat compared to the other two. Overall, it feels like a wine that has seen much more sun, with more ripe fruit and more weight in the body. In stark contrast to the other two, it is more robust and powerful than it is elegant and balanced. Maybe this has the most significant ageing potential and will mellow and gain in complexity over time. I have never had old Lytton Springs and will lookout for it. However, for now, my least favourite of the three.
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