Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville, Alexander Valley, 2023 Gros Manseng Made from whole bunches it

Made from whole bunches it was given a 10-month élevage in one third cement egg and two thirds older 228 and 500ltr barrels

But the magic doesn’t end there – a sprinkle of sea salt elevates the flavor

and Germán farms organically

despite being supposedly teetotal

The palate is beautifully rounded with a long finish

Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville, Alexander Valley, 2023 Gros Manseng Made from whole bunches itThis is Ridges 56th consecutive vintage of Geyserville. The grapes are grown in three adjoining vineyards on a single soil type, deposited by an ancient washout of the Russian River that carried river stone and gravel. It is approximately one and a quarter miles long and half a mile wide. This is their longest, continuous zinfandel production, beginning with 1966. Each growing season, though different, has given wine of consistent character and