Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel Blend Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley 1997 USA-17 "The Tempranillo grapes (80%) come

"The Tempranillo grapes (80%) come from our 30-year-old La Cuesta and Montecillo vineyards

enhanced by the right amount of sapidity

Grapes are grown biodynamically

The beautiful burst of up front bouquet is backed by serious

Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel Blend Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley 1997 USA-17 "The Tempranillo grapes (80%) comeWinemaker Notes: 1997 Lytton Springs Vineyard, Bottled Feb 1999. Anticipating El NIO by a year, the winter of 1996 1997 Brought serious flooding throughout California but with a difference: almost no rain fell after February. The Mild, storm free spring allowed the earliest and largest set in our 26 year history with this vineyard. To ensure intensity and full ripeness, we dropped a third of the crop on the young vines, and ten percent of the old