Ridge Vineyards Lyton Springs Zinfandel 2023 (375ml)
Product price
$23.99
Description
Ridge Vineyards' Lytton Springs is a Zinfandel-based blend from Dry Creek Valley, a region known for producing wines with structured tannins and ripe fruit character. The 2023 vintage, made cooler by a delayed harvest season, shifts the wine toward elegance and restraint. The blend combines 76 percent Zinfandel with Petite Sirah, Carignane, Alicante Bouschet, and Mataro, aged 16 months in American oak.
The wine announces itself with dark blue fruit, lavender, and blood orange peel, layered beneath mocha-like richness and exotic spice. Black cherry, blueberry, damp earth, sage, and violet emerge as you spend time with it. The palate has a silky, seamless texture, with fine, chalky tannins and vibrant acidity that give the wine both immediacy and backbone. There's a soft creaminess running through the middle, and the finish lingers with floral perfume. This is approachable now but clearly built for cellaring; these wines age for decades.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Dry Creek Valley |
| Varietal | Petite Sirah - Zinfandel |
| Producer | Ridge Vineyards |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 375 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
A much cooler growing season delayed the start of harvest by about a month, resulting in a wine with greater restraint than the previous vintage. The 2023 is a more elegant take on this wine, with less fruit intensity, but still unmistakably Ridge. Fresh aromas of herbs from a bouquet garni mix with earthy tones and subtle sweet notes from baking spices. The fruit profile oscillates between ripe red and black berries, with a touch of plums and ripe cherries. Tannins are firm yet polished, and there's a soft creaminess to the palate. A wine that is balanced and quite enjoyable now, with many years to evolve in the bottle.
The 2023 Lytton Springs is powerfully aromatic and expressive from the jump. It explodes from the glass with dark blue fruit, lavender and blood orange peel, framed by mocha-like richness and a wave of exotic spice. The texture is pure silk, wrapping the palate with seamless contours and lifted freshness courtesy of the cool growing season. A blend of 76% Zinfandel, 14% Petite Sirah, 7% Carignane, 2% Alicante Bouschet and 1% Mataro, the 2023 shows remarkable persistence and poise. If you know Lytton, you know these wines can age for decades—this one is clearly built for the long haul.