Geyserville Vineyard 2024

Ridge Vineyards (hentet 17. okt. 2026): 2024 Geyserville Vineyard – 71% Zinfandel, 19% Carignane, 8% Petite Sirah, 2% Alicante Bouschet; mark: Geyserville; AVA: Alexander Valley; alkohol 14.6%. Smagsnote (producentens tekst, engelsk): Raspberry, vanilla and licorice on the nose. Palate of focused black cherry, nutmeg, subtle tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish. JO (1/26) Årgangen (producentens tekst, engelsk): A rainy winter, mild spring, and warm summer advanced ripening. Harvest began early on August 30th and finished by September 14th. After malolactic, individual lots were selected, assembled, and racked to American oak for thirteen months. This wine shows the unique expression of soil and microclimate coupled with the complexity of a field blend. Delicious. JO (12/25) Vækstsæsonen (producentens tekst, engelsk): Rainfall: 46 inches (above average) Bloom: Early May Weather: A cool start to the season. From early June on, the weather was warm to hot, leading to a condensed harvest. Vinifikation (producentens tekst, engelsk): Harvest Dates: 2 September – 9 October Grapes: Average Brix 24.7˚ TA: 5.2 g/L pH: 3.68 Fermentation: Full Crush, 100% floating cap. Natural primary and natural secondary (malolactic) fermentations; daily pump-overs. Barrels: 100% air-dried American oak barrels (15% new, 15% one year old, 10% two years old, 30% three years old, and 30% four years old). Aging: Sixteen months in barrel Hand-harvested organic grapes; destemmed and crushed; fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic on the naturally-occurring bacteria; oak from barrel aging; minimum effective sulfur for this wine (35 ppm at crush, 170 ppm over the course of aging); pad filtered at bottling. In keeping with our philosophy of minimal intervention, this is the sum of our actions. Historie (producentens tekst, engelsk): First produced in 1966, this is our longest continuous zinfandel production. The grapes are grown in three adjoining vineyards on a single soil type, deposited by an ancient washout of the Russian River that carried river stone and gravel. It is approximately one-and-a- quarter miles long and a half-mile wide.