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2022 Ridge Geyserville

Stored in GSN professional storage; previously purchased at retail

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

95Jeb Dunnuck

...rocking nose of ripe plums, blackberries, roasted herbs, pepper, and violets...beautifully textured on the palate and has medium to full-bodied richness, a deep, layered mid-palate, and perfectly ripe tannins...a beauty...

94The Wine Advocate

...kaleidoscopic aromas of boysenberry jam, grilled beef, dried lavender, iron, violet and peach...medium-bodied palate features generous, floral flavors. It has a silky texture, bursts of mouthwatering acidity and a long, spicy finish.

94Wine Spectator

Deeply structured and bright with acidity, this combines power with grace. Black cherry and dark plum flavors take on licorice, green peppercorn and Asian five-spice accents as this builds toward broad-shouldered tannins.

94Vinous / IWC

...packed to the gills with purple fruit and a ridiculous amount of spice—exotic spice, brown spice, baking spice, you name it. Blueberry, black plum, new leather, menthol and tobacco explode from the glass, all wrapped up in forceful, imposing tannins. A kick of mocha/espresso-scented toasty oak rounds out the finish.

94James Suckling

...ripe, delicious and lush, with light, spicy oak accents over plump blackberries, blueberries and vanilla bean. Saturated and opulent but not fat, as moderate tannins and some raspberry-like acidity balance the full body.

94Decanter Magazine (points)

Rich fruit aromas, with pungent spices, ripe red and black plums, Christmas spices and notes of smoked cinnamon...palate offers a fresh acidity which buoys the ripe blackberries and spicy black plums.

93Wine Enthusiast

Dark and intense on the nose...displays aromas of crushed black cherry, black plum and crème de cassis...palate brings flavors of macerated cherries and blackberries, spiced fig compote, cedar and a decadent plush texture. Precision-balanced acidity runs through the finish.

91.7CellarTracker

17.5Jancis Robinson

Smells of blueberry and blackberry fruits. Wonderfully bright acidity makes flavours of blueberry, blackberry and boysenberry bright and bouncy, followed by a kumquat-citric bitterness that puckers the cheeks even as darker, dustier notes evolve on the palate. The finish has the telltale whisper of coconutty American oak kissed with a little vanilla. Lightly powdery tannins. Tasty.

PRODUCER

Ridge

Ridge Vineyards is a multi-estate enterprise with vineyards and wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Sonoma County and Paso Robles. It is a leader in organic, sustainable winemaking and is the largest grower of certified organic grapes in the appellations of Sonoma County and the Santa Cruz Mountains. The business was founded in 1959 when three Stanford Research Institute engineers bought an abandoned winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The vineyards had been planted in the late 19th century by a San Francisco physician who produced his first vintage in the original winery, called Monte Bello, in 1892. The first Ridge vintage was in 1962. For more than 50 years Ridge’s winemaker and CEO was Paul Draper, a legendary figure in California winemaking. Draper retired in 2016 and Ridge veteran Mark Vernon became CEO. Each winery has its own winemaker. Ridge makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot, Petite Sirah and Rhone style wines. Robert M. Parker Jr. writes that Ridge “is undeniably one of California’s top wineries.”

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma County

Sonoma County is not an AVA, but it is a commonly used informal designation for wines made outside of more specific AVAs within Sonoma, which is a large wine producing region just west of Napa Valley. Though Sonoma is often overshadowed by its glamorous neighbor Napa Valley, it has a long history of wine production. The area specialized in jug wine until the mid-20th century, when Sonoma producers took a cue from Napa and started improving quality. Unlike Napa, where Cabernet Sauvignon is king, Sonoma specialized in Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, though excellent Cabs are produced too. There are at present 16 AVAs within Sonoma County, and, like much of the West Coast of the United States, new AVAs are created in Sonoma County with regularity. Some Sonoma appellations, such as the Russian River Valley, are renowned for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

VINTAGE

2022 Ridge Geyserville