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2019 Geyserville

Wine Details
Place of Origin

United States

California

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

71% Zinfandel, 19% Carignane, 7% Petite Sirah, 3% Alicante Bouschet

Vintages
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Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2027 - 2039

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Ridge manages to pull off the impossible, which is to excel in both larger-volume, commercial bottlings while also offering a number of small production, niche wines that will appeal to the nerdiest of wine lovers. The range continues to expand, which makes it a challenge to keep up, but a very fun challenge. “Over the last few years we have gotten more comfortable with smaller volume wines than in the past,” said John Olney, a Ridge veteran who spent more than twenty years running the Lytton Springs Estate before being promoted to his current role as Head Winemaker and COO.

There are a ton of compelling wines in this range beyond the obvious Geyserville, Lytton Springs and Monte Bello. The 2019 Zinfandel Pagani Ranch, Syrah Grenache Mataro Lytton Estate and Carignane Buchignani Ranch are all wines I would love to own. I do have concerns about some of the 2020s, including the Monte Bello, which has been problematic in two separate tastings from barrel. I would approach the 2020s with caution.