2012 Ridge Lytton Springs

Community Tasting Notes (263) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  4/19/2024 - AllRed wrote:

  Friday Group Brown Bag Tasting (EBCC): Double blind. Garnet core with a touch of bricking. Aromas of earth, baked red berry fruit and white pepper. More dark fruit than red on the palate, along with the white pepper elements, finishing with good length. Very good but difficult to identify. Of course once the bag came off the baked fruit and pepper notes made sense and we clearly should have picked this out as a zin. (R&D)

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  3/3/2024 - timewithwine Likes this wine:

  A blend of 70% Zinfandel, 21% Petite Sirah, 6% Carignane and 3% Mourvedre. The well integrated flavors of plum, molasses, cinnamon, Zin funk, brambles, and a bit of rhubarb dance across the palate. Nicely balanced and very ready to drink. It may continue to develop some bottle sweetness, but it’s delivering plenty of pleasure now. A good dose of sediment. 14.4% alc. With Pierce’s pork BBQ. 03.03.24. Recommended.

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  3/2/2024 - Rich S wrote: 88 Points

  Drank alongside a 2012 Alter Ego and this seemed tired in comparison. Fruit was a bit more stewed and baked on the nose and palate. Oak has integrated nicely but missing some acidity and tannin on the palate leaves you with a tasty, fruit driven wine. Would be best suited for an after dinner sipping wine but this is definitely on the way down so I would drink up if holding any.

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  2/23/2024 - roobs Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Both stewed and fresh black fruits, smoke, oak, some figgy flavors as well at this point. Well balanced and best after about 2 hours. This is my first ridge so can’t compare to a younger vintage, but this is delicious.

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  10/8/2023 - chicsucre wrote:

  Opaque ruby, with some garnet
  Bramble, longan fruits, date, blueberry jam, black pepper
  Palate matches the nose
  Med++ finish
  
  Just the right time

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