2006 Ridge Lytton Springs, Sonoma County, California

I've long been a fan of Ridge Vineyards and in particular their Zinfandels. The grape is known for mass production of plummy, strawberry fruit flavoured wine for very easy consumption. Geyserville and Lytton Springs completely dispel those images with expressive wines showing great depth which are very much influenced by their terroir. The direction of Ridge ensures these wines are beautifully balanced which in turn gives them plenty of potential to age should you be able to resist for long enough. Of the two, Lytton Springs is the more seductive and accessible in youth. The 2006 vintage represents superb value for money.
(Jake Dean - Fine Wine Manager)

Aged for 15 months in american oak, boasting more Zin (80%), more pretty Petite Sirah (16%) and less Carignan (4%) than its stable mate Geyserville, this Dry Creek Valley wine is all griottines, espresso coffee and chocolate; a slender, more feline, come-hither kinda wine that's drinking just fine now and over the next 5 years, especially with spicy Tex-Mex cuisine;
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer)

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