Geyserville

Ridge’s Geyserville is a singular expression of California old-vine field blending, crafted from a historic vineyard in Sonoma’s Alexander Valley that dates back to 1882. Geyserville is made of a distinctive mix of grapes primarily Zinfandel, but also Carignane, Petite Sirah, and trace amounts of Alicante Bouschet and Mataro (Mourvèdre)—all interplanted and co-fermented - to give remarkable complexity with bright acidity and structure. Fermented with native yeasts, aged in American oak. Ridge Vineyards is a pioneering California estate, founded in the 1960s with the limestone-rich slopes of Monte Bello Ridge in Santa Cruz Mountains (AVA). Its legacy was cemented when the 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon was ranked 3rd in the historic 1976 Judgement of Paris, beating top Chateaux from Bordeaux. Now renowned for its elegant, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon and also its old vine Zinfandale and traitional fields blends from historic sites acorss Sonoma County. These are great terroir-driven wines, from a winemaking philosophy of minimal intervention, native yeasts and transparents winemaking to express the site, vintage and varietal character. Ridge crafts some of the most ageworthy and authentic wines in the United States.