Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs 2018 Garzon The Loechel shows generous dark

The Loechel shows generous dark ripe fruits of blackberry

The palate is complex with wild cherry and bramble fruit characters

It reflects the vineyard with its fine sandy texture with really bright

More linear when you come back to it after the other single-vineyard wines tasted alongside

This wine is a blend of 66% Viognier and 34% Roussanne from vines on a cool north facing granitic slope planted in 2004

Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs 2018 Garzon The Loechel shows generous darkZinfandel dominates, then Petite Sirah. West of Geyserville with more clay loam. More intense and a little more spicy than the Geyserville. A little more savoury but wonderfully aromatic. Deep, with some sweet American oak spice but all seamlessly integrated even now. Ripe plum, spicy dark red fruit. Firm, chewy but supple