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70% Zinfandel, 18% Carignane, 9% Petite Sirah, 3% Alicante Bouschet

Which Ridge California icon do you like better? Lytton or Geyserville? Pagani or Dusi? The list is very long indeed and this debate goes back almost five decades. For me, while I’ve loved the burly bramble of Lytton Springs and the sheer hedonism of Pagani, count me as one of the Geyserville crowd. I’ve been buying it for the cellar since 1985 and I’ve never had one that was disappointing or, even, too old! I love Geyserville’s internal energy, dusky dark-fruited understatement and how it unfolds with age into a gorgeous, floral, silky whole. 

This is, to my mind, the absolute classic Ridge wine and the perfect wine for grilling season.
–John Rittmaster, Wine Director

VALIDATION DEPARTMENT
Wilfred Wong, 96 points: I first fell in love with the 1972 Ridge Geyserville when I tasted it in the mid-1970s. The 2023 is better than it has ever been. This wine reveals aromas and flavors of dried rocks, earth, oak, and blackberries. Enjoy it with Moroccan spiced lamb. The dish's cinnamon, cumin, coriander, and paprika will provide the perfect pairing.

Jeb Dunnuck, 95 points: A perennial standout for the winery that is produced for wider distribution, the 2023 Zinfandel Geyserville is a blend of 70% Zinfandel, 18% Carignane, 9% Petite Sirah and 3% Alicante, the 2023 a highly ageable vintage with great acidity. That freshness helps to define the wine's juicy core of well-mannered, supple tannins and oak, the wine aged entirely in 100% air-dried American oak, 15% of it new. It truly offers the perfect balance of dark fruit and freshness, within a full-bodied richness and structure still built for aging, as with all Ridge wines. Enjoy now through 2033.

Vinous, 95 points: A blend of 70% Zinfandel, 18% Carignane, 9% Petite Sirah and 3% Alicante Bouschet, the 2023 Geyserville is dark and brooding. Virile and intense, this is a monster wine that's only at the very beginning of its evolution. So impressively articulated, the 2023 somberly marches from the glass with dark shadings of tobacco, inky black fruit, cracked pepper, sage, turned earth and pine, building powerful minerality with aeration. The 2023 will need several years to come around. It's a sleeping giant today. Rating: 95+

James Suckling, 94 points: Bright and moderate aromas of red cherries, blackberry compote, coffee beans and spices. The palate is full-bodied with finely integrated tannins and a focused acidity that leads into a rounded and pure finish. A blend of 70% zinfandel with touches of carignan, petite sirah and alicante bouschet, which benefited from a cooler vintage.

Wine Spectator, 94 points: Robust and simmering with intensity, this red serves up dark blackberry and cherry flavors laced with black pepper, licorice, cardamom and other dark spices. The finish is firm yet integrated.