WINE COLLECTING: Fantastic Value for Cellaring
Bob Paulinski, Master of Wine discusses Ridge Vineyards, a classic California winery that offers an excellent range of Zinfandel based field blends that cellar very well. The wines are often sourced from very old vineyard sites, many planted pre-prohibition. The beauty is the wines typically drink very well while young as well. Within the Zinfandel based wines are a range of field blends often sourced from very old vineyards. The wines tend to concentrated, with a strong sense of place. While the price of many California wines have steeply increased, the Ridge field blends have remained comparatively excellent values. Within this video, a '99 Lytton Springs from Dry Creek is tasted. It'll provide a good indication of what you can experience by cellaring away some of the current releases.
Posted below are some of the current Ridge releases that are well worth searching out. Also provided are some other options. Prices noted are CA retail costs.
2020 Ridge Three Valleys $25 - 5+ years aging potential
2020 Ridge Lytton Springs $43 - 10+ years aging potential
2020 Ridge Pagani Ranch $40 - 10+ years aging potential
2020 Ridge Geyserville $45 - 10+ years aging potential
2021 Seghesio Sonoma $26 - 5+ years aging potential
2021 Seghesio Old Vine $40 - 7+ years aging potential
2019 Seghesio Cortina $50 - 10+ years aging potential
2020 Dry Creek Vineyards Heritage Vines $28 - 7+ years aging potential
2020 Dry Creek Old Vines $45 - 7+ years aging potential
2020 Pedroncelli Mother Clone $25 - 7+ years aging potential
For those living outside of the US, Zinfandel is often not the easiest to find. Over the years, I've found Wente Zin in some export markets, such as Australia and Malaysia. They've built an excellent export trade, perhaps better than any other winery in California. The wines are sourced from Livermore, just east of San Francisco. It's one of the oldest wine regions within CA. The Wente Zin is a solid example. Prices will vary by market.
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Ridge Vineyards is one of my favourite wines producers. Like you described both delicious young and cellared. Natural yeast not manufactured at all.Great value even up in Canada. Great work Bob!
We had Liton Springs @ Berns in Tampa FL before Ridge bought them. The bottle was $40 and fantastic. Remember the '97 Montebello Cab when it was released, WOW what a fruit bomb! Of course everyone had a terrific bottle in '97. Enjoyed your talk on the various Napa Valley appellations.
You nailed it! Ridge is one of the best, great show
Ridge, one of my favorite wineries. Great video.
Zinfandel was my gateway grape varietal to get me more interested about wine. Recently I’ve drank a lot of old world wines but I’ll definitely check out the producers you mentioned and surprisingly the prices in Finland are pretty similar to the ones in US
Ridge is great! I’ve been an ATP member at Ridge for 2 years and just upgraded to Trio. Let me know if you want join a private library tasting at Monte bello estate 😊
Great info. My first Zinfandel was Cline Ancient Vine, mid 80s. Lots of bold fruit, savory pepper, consistent, bottle to bottle.
Hi Bob, thank you for this beautiful informative video 😊 every time you were saying the word 'Zinfandel,' I was getting butterflies in my stomach 😂😂😂
Bob, thank you for another educational video sharing your wine expertise. I enjoy your delivery and given your MW credentials, your lack of pretentiousness is refreshing compared to others on this platform. Zinfandels are one of my favorite varietals. I mostly seek value when purchasing wine (and take your advice from your prior videos), but will spend extra for special occasions (like wife's birthday or anniversary, parties, guys' weekend, etc). I like full-bodied Zinfandels from CA, esp Lodi, Amador County & Dry Creek Valley. Have you tried Zinfandels by Turley? They are a bit pricey but worth seeking out. Cheers 🍷
Awesome subject for a video! I'm actual really happy you focused on Ridge. I also had quite a bit of the Lytton Lytton Springs, specifically the 1994 before it was sold. I had a 1993 Ridge Pagani 2 weeks ago. It was still holding together. I still have a few oldies but unfortunately no one to appreciate them with.
I buy Ridge wine whenever I see it in stores, it has never disappointed.
Thanks for putting a spotlight on ageable zinfandel. Ridge is one of the first fine wines I really enjoyed and sought out, so I have a sentimental attachment to them. Lytton Springs is one of my favorites. I pick up a couple bottles every year, I wish I had more long term storage! Speaking of which--it would be great to some pointers on managing a cellar. If you want to hold wines longer term, unless you have huge capacity, its tough to know what to buy and hold.
Thanks for the video, I have been avoiding American Zinfandel due to their high alcohol, over the top, lack of balance. I have seen on the week end a Ridge east Bench Zinfandel 100% 2016, shall get it on y next trip to Sydney, have you try that vintage.
Thanks for that video; you are tempting me to open my last 2001 Lytton Springs! In zinfandel, I love that "briary" character which is so difficult to predict. I recently found it in an inexpensive Brady zin from Paso Robles.
Excellent video Bob, thanks a lot.
never really gotten that into american wine, have tried some different mondavi wines, but feel like thats not really "american" anymore. do you have any wines you would recommend. from like 30-40 dollars?