Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs 2018 Garzon and good structure that draws

and good structure that draws out the lingering finish

The Loechel shows generous dark ripe fruits of blackberry

Teroldego is a deeply coloured red grape grown in Trentino-Alto Adige right in the very north of Italy

with velvety tannins and an intriguing finish

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

Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs 2018 Garzon and good structure that drawsZinfandel 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