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Ridge Vineyards "Geyserville" Zinfandel 2024
(Sonoma County, California) - [WM 95-97] [WS 94]
Regular price $64.99 Sale price $58.97 Save $6.02
About this Wine:
First produced in 1966, we have made this zinfandel every year for fifty-six years. Consistency of quality and vineyard character are its hallmarks. A dry winter with a moderate spring and summer ripened the grapes evenly. Showing plentiful fruit, elegant tannins and bright acidity, this fine wine will develop fully over the next fourteen years.
Tasting Notes:
Raspberry, vanilla and licorice on the nose. Palate of focused black cherry, nutmeg, subtle tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish. JO (1/26)
Vintage Notes:
A rainy winer, mild spring, and warm summer advanced ripening, Harvest bagan early ion August 30th and finished by September 14th. After malolactic, individual lots were selected, assembled, and racked to American oak for thirteen months. This wine shows the unique expression of soil and microclimate coupled with the complexity of a field blend. Delicious. JO (12/25)
Winemaking:
Harvest Dates: 2 September – 9 October
Grapes: Average Brix 24.7˚
TA: 5.2 g/L
pH: 3.68
Fermentation: Full Crush, 100% floating cap. Natural primary and natural secondary (malolactic) fermentations; daily pump-overs.
Barrels: 100% air-dried American oak barrels (15% new, 15% one year old, 10% two years old, 30% three years old, and 30% four years old).
Aging: Sixteen months in barrel
Hand-harvested organic grapes; destemmed and crushed; fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic on the naturally-occurring bacteria; oak from barrel aging; minimum effective sulfur for this wine (35 ppm at crush, 170 ppm over the course of aging); pad filtered at bottling. In keeping with our philosophy of minimal intervention, this is the sum of our actions.
Ratings & Reviews
95-97 Points - Vinous Media:
"Tasted from tank just prior to bottling, the 2024 Geyserville is one of the very best Geyservilles I’ve ever tasted. It's weightless and elegant but supremely concentrated and packed to the gills with intense flavor. Rich blue fruit, incense, crushed rocks and deeply pitched spice tones march with gravitas from open to close. What a sensational edition of this wine. I can't wait to taste it from bottle. (Drink between 2027-2044)" - Billy Norris (Jan 2026
94 Points – Wine Spectator:
"Densely structured yet retains a sense of style and finesse, with deep flavors of black cherry and raspberry accented by dark chocolate, orange peel and dark Asian spices. Finishes with big but refined tannins. Zinfandel, Carignane, Petite Sirah and Alicante Bouschet. Drink now through 2038. 7,000 cases made." - Tim Fish (Mar 2026)