Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs 2018 Julio Bouchon titillates the taste buds and

titillates the taste buds and promises much for those sensible enough to age it for a few more years after release

but in a fun

ice creams and pastries as well as certain cheeses

The 13 hectare silty loam and clay Satzing vineyard has a sunny & very warm exposed south-east facing slope

Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs 2018 Julio Bouchon titillates the taste buds andZinfandel 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