Ridge Lytton Estate Petite Sirah 2019 California

Few producers have done so much for Sonoma's wines as Ridge. Their iconic Monte Bello is known to wine lovers the world over, but they have also invested heavily to rescue old vine plantings from the first wave of Californian immigration, which are often Mediterranean heritage varieties like zinfandel, grenache, petit sirah and mourvedre. Petite sirah is not entirely dissimilar to syrah and the 2019 vintage has easily a decade ahead of it, with deep colour, rich plum, fig, dark chocolate and bramble fruit as well as a touch of baking spices from 25% new oak.