2023 Ridge "Three Valleys" Zinfandel, Sonoma County, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE 65% Zinfandel, 16% Carignane, 14% Petite Sirah, 5% Mataro. Since its inception, Ridge has specialized in single vineyard wines. Three Valleys is the exception, made by carefully blending selections from multiple vineyards. Mild temperatures throughout the growing season allowed the fruit to mature slowly and develop deep fruit flavors for which Sonoma is known. Enjoyable now, this wine will continue to develop over the next five years.

the wine has demonstrated the incredible potential of combining winemaking expertise from the Douro Valley and Bordeaux

The smallest of Diel’s holdings (1 hectare) are within the Pittermännchen vineyard which benefits from south-facing slopes and mineral soils of slate

Hand-harvested grapes are gently pressed and fermented with indigenous yeasts

This property is located far inland of Hawke’s Bay in a lesser known sub-region and at a uniquely high elevation

carbon dioxide is injected back in after distillation to add effervescence

For centuries

to respect and protect the ecosystems in each of their plots

where abundant wildflowers flourish between the vines

“There’s a lot of pressure on New World producers for explosiveness

one of the first producers in Neive to bottle and sell his own wines

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