Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel York Creek Late Harvest 2002 Size:750ml half the fermentors included uncrushed

half the fermentors included uncrushed

The fruit is still fresh

luxuriously textured flagship Napa wine by Florence and Daniel Cathiard of Bordeaux is their first vintage from the former Flora Springs property

natural acidity and a purity of fruit traced with ginger and nutmeg

as well as some of the Cabernet Sauvignon

Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel York Creek Late Harvest 2002 Size:750ml half the fermentors included uncrushedWinemaker Notes: this is the fourth consecutive vintage in which Zinfandel on the York Creek Vineyard has ripened well beyond table wine style, the quantities of this late picked wine are less than half those of the proceeding years. Fine spring weather, moderate summer temperatures, and heat in early September ripen the grapes fully by months end. The race track block provided the majority of grapes, house block the rest; these are home to York Creek