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Wine Description
The Story
Alongside Geyserville, Lytton Springs is one of the heritage Zinfandel sites which traces its origins back to Captain William Litton in the 1870s. Some of the vines here were planted in 1901 and the 80-year-old Cournoise for example, although a tiny amount of the blend, is complex and beautiful.
The vineyard was revived by Ridge who made their first wine here in 1972 from the old plantings. The blend is 72% Zinfandel along with 15% Petite ...
Vintage 1995
A year of weather extremes marked the 1995 vintage, which saw winter floods, spring rains and a June hailstorm. The dramatic weather events got the growing season off to a late start, and although summer heat pushed grapes to maturity, harvest was late and yields were down. Moderate Indian Summer temperatures permitted extended hang time for red varieties, important to the development of rich flavors and deep color. Overall, vintners character...