2021 Ridge Lytton Springs

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  3/10/2024 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 91 Points

  Grabbed a bottle of this as well even though MLipton did not mention the Lytton Springs. This was also livelier than I remembered and sans creamy dill. Lytton is more brambly berries with herbs and spice than the darker Pagani, it was also more tannic and reserved. Really excellent as well. Again, I got to share a bit with pigdaddy and reminisce about our intersecting journeys through wine. What a lovely evening.

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  2/26/2024 - jonahfactor Likes this wine:

  Anniversary dinner at La Bicyclette. Tight as a drum right now, even with a decant. Mostly raspberries, strawberries and minerals with bay leaf and mint in the finish. But still a great accompaniment to tonight’s pizza, where the still-pronounced acidity cuts through the cheese and olive oil. This promises lots of pleasure in about 3-4 years. Drink 2027-2035. Worth Seeking Out.

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  2/20/2024 - z747gdgh45 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  On first pour, pronounced bright red fruit. Raspberry, strawberry, blackberry. Cherry pie, amoretto, chocolate-covered cherry, cola. A little baking spicrs. Purple color.
  
  High acidity, long finish - fruit on the finish lingers for awhile.
  
  After an hour, more secondary amd tertiary flavors. Riper berries, cinnamon amd baking spices coming on more. Jam and flowers, some mocha.
  
  Really complex especially for being so young. Planning to buy several bottles to put away.

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  2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I served this in my wine course. Classic raspberry cinnamon. Relatively elegant mid palate with medium weight. Some orange zest and plenty of licorice in the finish. Nice.

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  2/4/2024 - markydecker Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I’m a Z List member, but this was on the list at La Bicyclette, my favorite Carmel restaurant, so I got an early look (these generally go straight to the cellar for at least 5 years). Juicy, structured, balanced, tannic, just a baby but among the best young Lyttons I’ve had. Dark with the usual beautiful Ridge acidity. This will be fantastic in the 5-10 year window.

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