Ridge Vineayrds 2023 Zinfandel Lytton Springs

The Wine

This wine was in position #3 on the Wine Spectator's Top 100 List for 2025

Dry Creek Valley is the epicenter of California Zinfandel, and few vineyards express like Lytton Springs. It was first planted in 1901, and Ridge’s first bottling was in 1972. The soil in the flatlands is gravelly loam full of rocks, boasting the oldest vines, while the hill has more clay. The 2023 bottling is more than three-quarters Zinfandel, with Petite Sirah and Carignane contributing a zesty, spicy character to the blend. Lytton Springs winemaker Shauna Rosenblum, daughter of Zin legend Kent Rosenblum, aged the wine for 16 months in American oak barrels, 19 percent of which are new. Let me assure you, the oak is ridiculously well integrated.