Ridge Vineyards, Zinfandel "East Bench" Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California 2023 walk-around dark mahogany

dark mahogany

and lifted by a citrusy and salty finish

” The vineyards of Clos Sainte Magdeleine are particularly stunning: they jut out on a private cape to meet majestic limestone bluffs

Despite its relative wildness and a glimmer of that classic Nuits-Saint-Georges rambunctiousness

Medium-bodied on the palate

Ridge Vineyards, Zinfandel "East Bench" Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California 2023 walk-around dark mahoganyNB: Despite the picture, for sale is the 2021 vintage. The Ridge Vineyards "East Bench" Zinfandel is ruby red color and has focused cherry notes on the nose with toasty oak. On the palate, raspberry fruit with elegant tannins and an accent of mint on the finish. Hand harvested; Ridge Vineyards estate grown organic grapes; destemmed and crushed; fermented on the indigenous yeast, followed by a full malolactic on the naturally occurring bacteria; oak