Winery Ridge Vineyards - Geyserville

Winery Ridge VineyardsGeyserville

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Geyserville of Winery Ridge Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Alexander Valley of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Mourvedre.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Geyserville from the Winery Ridge Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Geyserville of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, rhubarb

On the nose the Geyserville of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ridge Vineyards's Geyserville.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.4°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

Geyserville - 2018
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Geyserville - 2017
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Geyserville - 2016
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Geyserville - 2015
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Geyserville - 2014
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Geyserville - 2013
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Geyserville - 2012
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Geyserville from Winery Ridge Vineyards are 1994, 2002, 1990, 2016 and 1995.

Informations about the Winery Ridge Vineyards

The winery offers 126 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California

The Winery Ridge Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 2500 of of Alexander Valley wines
In the top 7000 of red wines
In the top 9000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alexander Valley

The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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