Ridge Vineyards : Lytton Springs Zinfandel 2022

A great red wine from California, marked by balance and richness

The estate

Pioneer, Dr. Osea Perrone acquired land in the Dry Creek Valley region in 1885 and planted vines on this clay-limestone soil. The first vintage was produced in 1892.

Purchased in 1959 and then renamed "Ridge Vineyards" in 1962, the estate expanded its vineyard and enlisted Californian winemaker Paul Draper to make the estate an icon among the greatest Californian wines.

Ridge Vineyards oversees an exceptional vineyard managed organically, recognised for the quality of its wines vinified in a non-interventionist manner and magnifying the purest expression of the fruit.

The wine

Lytton Springs Zinfandel from Ridge Vineyards is a Californian wine from a vineyard in Dry Creek Valley resting on clay-limestone soil. The new vintage of this cuvée celebrates the 60th anniversary of this emblematic estate.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the creation of this cuvée, the bottle is adorned with a special label.

Vinification and ageing

Manual harvest followed by total destemming. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts then malolactic fermentation. Ageing for 16 months in American barrels (17% new, 3% one year old, 10% two years old, 10% three years old and 60% over five years old).

Blend

Lytton Springs 2022 from Ridge Vineyards is the result of a blend of zinfandel (67%), petite syrah (19%), carignan (11%) and alicante bouschet (3%).