Ridge, Lytton Estate Syrah, Dry Creek Valley

Aged Bing cherry rocket fuel. Fruit still very much alive. Powerhouse. Totally delightful. Stored perfectly since purchased from the winery. Love it.

2002 vintage

A bit light for a Syrah, though that is likely the effect of 20+ years. Nice and inoffensive with modest to light fruit. Drink up.

2002 vintage

Yummy and Youthful. Easily will go another 20 years. Very primary fruity and savory

1997 vintage

Rustic, short,

1997 vintage

Several years later than its presumed peak, cork disintegrated so wound up straining through cheesecloth into the decanter. Thoroughly mellowed and rounded off, all the deep fruit melded together. Slight oxidative notes, but mostly just a pleasurable experience.

2002 vintage

This is a bad ass wine, so good!

1997 vintage

WoW. Still drinking extremely well. Dark fruits, earthy under notes. Florals on the nose. Balanced, smooth mouth feel, long finish.

2002 vintage

Very dark red violet color; roasted black fruit, red velvet cake nose; rich, roasted black fruit, red velvet cake, oak, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish

2002 vintage

dark red body, scarlet red rim, in the color. dark berry, blackberry, tart black cherry, earth, spice, espresso, leather, on the nose. structured tannins, balanced acid, on the finish. another 5-10 years this might settle down.

2002 vintage

Still drinking well. Needed some air to regain fruit. It wasn't off-putting when first opened, but tasted a little flat. It gained weight after 30 minutes or so. The flavor ended up a great balance between earth and fruit. I expect the wine is beginning its downward turn, so drink 'em up if you have 'em!

1997 vintage

Beautifully aged syrah. Aromas of dried figs, tobacco shop, herbs, mint, earth. Flavors a bit muted. Blueberries, spice & meat.

1997 vintage

Deep and dark-red. Garnet. Dense, vital and powerful colors with no signs of aging. Play of Dark Berries- mostly Cassis. Some Black Cherries and Fruit in Rum. Multilayered secondary & tertiary characters of Earth, Tar, Tobacco and Oak come with beautiful hints of Lovage and Fresh Herbs. Some Eucalypt. Soft and fresh Aromas with nice harmony and intensity! Flavors of Cassis and other Dark Berries. Cedar. Dark Chocolate. Smoky traces, Leather and Oak. Mild Spices and Exotic Perfume. Vital Freshness …

1997 vintage

This is a good syrah. It's in a nice place right now. The nose is spicy and meaty. More spice and dark fruits on the palate. Good finish. Them boys at Ridge sem to know what they're doing.

2002 vintage

Distinct meat, leather & earth that I expect from syrah. Nose of dark ripe cherries, light floral perfume, a hint of dill, & a bit of spice. Taste of meat, leather, dark fruit, finishing with floral notes, herbs, spice & firm tannins.

2002 vintage

Time to drink up, will not improve from here, may have lost some fruit.

2002 vintage

Amazing stuff, this could last another couple years!

2002 vintage

Clearly ready. Not going to get any better.

2002 vintage

Decanted for 1 hour, this tasted big, with layers of complexity. Perfumy nose of roses and berries. Tasted of dark berry jam with cinnamon spice. Nice long deep finish, tannins still nicely complementing the tart and jammy berry flavors.

1997 vintage

I agree with the other reviews. Still packs quite powerful fruit profiles, but now is definitely time to drink this.

2002 vintage

Chocolate and dark berry but felt old. Time to drink up.

2002 vintage

Delicious. Still fruity, but better drink now. And easy on the cork!

2002 vintage

Dark and rich. Still surprisingly young. It took time to open up, but was very rewarding as it did. Sad i don't have more!

2002 vintage

Ridge Bloggers Tasting at Lytton Springs (Ridge Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma, California) : Very dark red violet color; very appealing, Northern Rhone-like, roasted beef, tobacco, smoky nose; tasty, appealing, youthful but integrated, tart roasted black fruit, tart currant, French dip, beef brisket, ginger cake palate; long finish 93+ points with 12% Viognier; 17% in new, air-dried American oak; 50% in 2 & 3 yr old barrels, rest in 5 yr old barrels)

1997 vintage

Ridge Bloggers Tasting at Lytton Springs (Ridge Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma, California) : Dark magenta color; ripe berry, tart black fruit, ripe currant nose; tasty, youthful, tart black fruit, oak, charcoal palate; needs 4-5 years for oak integration; medium-plus finish (76% Syrah, 22% Grenache, 2% Viognier)

2002 vintage

Fall 2011 Ridge Wine Blogger Tasting - Lytton Springs Estate Rhones (Ridge Lytton Estate - Healdsburg, CA) : Carmine color with dark fruit, black cherry, and floral aromas. On the palate medium bodied, moderately complex, and supple with black cherry, pepper and a bit of spice flavors. Medium long finish. 76% Syrah/22% Grenache/2% Viognier

2002 vintage

Fall 2011 Ridge Wine Blogger Tasting - Lytton Springs Estate Rhones (Ridge Lytton Estate - Healdsburg, CA) : Dark garnet color. Aromatic with dark fruit, asian spice, cigar box, and floral aromas. On the palate, ample, refined, and smooth with black cherry, black plum, spice and vanilla flavors. Medium long finish. My favorite of the day! 88% Syrah/12% Viognier http://enofylz.wordpress.com/

1997 vintage

Still vibrant in the glass. Nuanced layers from dark cherry center to pink hue. Fine, warm bouquet, spreading kirsch fruit, Christmas spices, wonderfully integrated oak. Palate is big, still tight, packing good acidity and fine tannins. Finishes with cherry and a spectrum of tertiary aromas. Long. Superbly balanced. Another classy effort from Ridge. Drink now or keep for another five to ten if you have a cold cellar. 90+

1997 vintage

Saturday night at home - Lee and Lisa over for pork oast on the grill with roated garlic spread. Three Ridge syrahs - all enjoyed.

2002 vintage

Accompanied Strip Steak with Red wine/red peppercorn sauce. Opened 40 minutes early, decanted 15 before dinner. Nice clear burgundy color, a bit light at the edge but no bricking. A joyous nose, inviting bruit, blackberry and cherry. Smooth, integrate, bold, some pepper to add zest, good length. Large wine but not flabby, nice depth of flavor. In my mind this gentleman is at his peak maturity (and maybe he even knows it).

2002 vintage

Perfect depth and flavor to go with the turkey smoked by the Q-Shack. Great botlle.

2002 vintage

Good fruit, soft aromatic nose with subtle hints of the viognier in the blend. Drinking nicely but could use a few more years to integrate all the oak.

2002 vintage

Unfortunately not memorable...age has not added personality and complexity with secondary flavors on nose or palate...nice enough wine with decent size and length and not really showing it's age...positively or negatively.

1997 vintage

Decanted about an hour. An excellent bottle of wine. Good fruit, not overwhelming. Minimal tannins but probably can go a couple more years. Wish I had more.

2002 vintage

An absolutely killer wine. Mature, integrated, big rich wine with all the yumminess you hope for. Drank with Bill after hours at his B Day party, big fun wine. Cpmplex flavors, great lingering finish.

2002 vintage

This was just as good of a bottle as I had hoped. Rich dark fruit and berry nose....mouthfeel is full and silky with great balance between fruit, acid, tannins....just works so well. Vanilla and flower notes throughout.

2002 vintage

wonderful; still has great flavor

1997 vintage

Syrah II is much more open for business than the other 2002 Syrah. This wine seems more complete.

2002 vintage

Sweet, seductive nose of blackberry, mulberry, white pepper, & a touch of honeysuckle. Full & rich, similar taste to the nose plus some tar, very fruit forward, nice length, finishes long & sweet, some fine tannins kicking in. Delicious, distinctively fine California wine. In a very good place right now but should last for some time.

1997 vintage

Absolutely wonderfully aged, even though it probably was even better a couple of years ago. There was still some vibrant fruitiness, but not enough by a stretch. Lots of dark toned cedar berry, mellow well-integrated tannins and a long almost chocolate heavy aftertaste.

1997 vintage

Syrah was very smooth and refined. Nose was very full and fruity. Needed very little time to breathe.

1997 vintage

Not that interesting, but better on day 2.

1997 vintage

This took a while to open and fill out on the mid palate and finish but it just kept getting better all night. It presented rich black fruits framed by spicy tasty cedar and other dark spices. It received a 100% new oak treatment with 80% being American. Wow! 80%! It's a good thing that No Spit has traveled off the continent because this much oak would put him in a coma. Actually, Greenblanket can picture him as we drank …

1997 vintage

Spectacular! 88/22% Syrah/Vio blend, Pepper, blueberry, vanilla, very vibrant drinking perfect now.

1997 vintage

Opened and not decanted. Floral black fruit bacon black olive aromas are joined on the palate by notes of black pepper. Some fine sediment is present. In peak window. Enjoy now.

1997 vintage

Pop and pour .. paired with grilled ribeye. A bit understated with fruit component fading. Perhaps bottle variation, but this one is certainly passed its prime.

1997 vintage

Deep ruby, narrow rim. On the nose, intense, luscious, sexy ripe black fruits, hints of chocolate, some spice. A full bodied wine, with intense ripe black fruits, plum, some spice, with a nice shot of balancing acidity and hints of chocolate coming through on the lingering finish. Decent complexity here, but still plenty of tannins which would be a little intrusive on the finish without food. Very enjoyable now with a rare sirloin steak, this is still on the way …

1997 vintage

This wine just wasn't that interesting...kept retrying over several days. I have another bottle - hope it shows better.

1997 vintage

I drank this wine with some parmesan reggiano cheese...at first it was very closed and not rich or fruity but opened up after roughly 60 minutes and offered scents of chocolate, mint, leather and berry. It got more creamy as time went on as well. It also included some sediment. Very nice wine.

1997 vintage

Still very tight, sulphur on nose that blows off. Nice aroma of dark, cherry, some wood, vanilla, floral. Tastes of dark cherry with a long finish of black pepper. Nice acid balence. Very food freindly wine.

1997 vintage

At $25 this wine is a steal! This is just terrific. Don't remember the last time that I had a $25 bottle this good. Pleasant, round, balanced and refined this was just perfect with steak. Maybe a bit hard to get a lot of scents out of the glass. And, of course, lacking those final dimensions and complexity that wine 3 times the price posses. To me, though, this is a real stand-out wine... price considering.

1997 vintage

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