A short crop in 1996 with best production coming from younger vines. Spice and berry fruit; aged in American oak for 14 months. Robert Parker said that this wine could pass for a 1995 high-class, mid-weight Burgundy. Is he nuts?
75% Zinfandel, 17% Carignane, 6% Petite Sirah, 2% Mataro
Ridge Vineyards
Sonoma County
Vineyards
Grapes
- Carignane
- Mataro/Mourvèdre
- Petite Sirah
- Zinfandel