RIDGE
2012 Geyserville Ridge Vineyards
| Grapes | Carignan, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | USA, California |
| ABV | 14.5% |
Ridge have made Geyserville as a single vineyard Zinfandel in every vintage since 1966. L&S (May 2014)
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Ridge’s 2012 Proprietary Red Geyserville is a blend of 71% Zinfandel, 19% Carignan, 7% Petite Sirah and the rest Mourvédre and Alicante Bouchet. It exhibits a dark ruby/plum color, loads of berry fruit intermixed with earth, pepper and spice, and good freshness as well as precision. This sensual, spicy 2012 can be consumed over the next 5-6 years. Drinking range: 2014 - 2020 Rating: 91 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Oct 2014)
A dry winter, mild spring, and warm summer at first advanced ripening, but heavy autumn fogs slowed progress. Harvest began September 17, finishing in mid-October. Grapes from the individual parcels were crushed to separate fermentors, some fitted with grids for submergedcap fermentation. All were pumped over daily, drawing out rich color and full body. Malolactics were complete by November, when thirteen of the seventeen parcels were selected. This superb vintage will be most enjoyable over the next ten to fifteen years. Age of Vines: Youngest 10 years; oldest over 120 years; sixty percent 45 years or older.Winemaker's notes (May 2014)
Ridge Vineyards
Although Ridge Vineyards began in the 1960s, wine has been produced at the site under the name 'Monte Bello Winery' since 1885 when Osea Perrone bought 180 acres of land near the top of Monte Bello. The winery passed through a couple of owners until 1960 when it was bought by four Stanford Research Institute engineers, David Bennion, Charles Rosen, Hewitt Crane, and Howard Zeidler, who produced its first commercial vintage in 1962. Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel account for the largest percentage of the wine produced at Ridge, and it is famous primarily for its reds.
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