Description
Winemaker Notes
Raspberry, vanilla and licorice on the nose. Palate of focused black cherry, nutmeg, subtle tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish.
Blend: 71% Zinfandel, 19% Carignane, 8% Petite Sirah, 2% Alicante Bouschet
Professional Ratings
98 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2024 Ridge Geyserville Vineyard Alexander Valley — Deep ruby-purple color. Dried spice aromas introduce a full-bodied, lush wine with bold blackberry fruit, fine acidity, and beautifully integrated oak. Dry, well balanced, and polished, it finishes firm and satisfying. My history with Ridge Geyserville goes back to tasting the 1972 vintage in mid-1970s San Francisco—an absolute “wow” moment that stayed with me. Not long after, we offered the 1973s, including Geyserville, at Ashbury Market during the early stages of our family’s store’s transformation. A wine—and a story—that has come full circle, and one that pairs brilliantly with Northern Chinese Szechuan classics like má pó tofu, twice-cooked pork, or cumin lamb, where the wine’s ripe fruit and plush texture tame the heat while its spice and structure echo the dish’s bold, savory intensity. (Tasted: March 17, 2026, San Francisco)
97 Vinous
Tasted from tank just prior to bottling, the 2024 Geyserville is one of the very best Geyservilles I’ve ever tasted. It’s weightless and elegant but supremely concentrated and packed to the gills with intense flavor. Rich blue fruit, incense, crushed rocks and deeply pitched spice tones march with gravitas from open to close. What a sensational edition of this wine. I can’t wait to taste it from bottle.
Barrel Sample: 95-97
94 Wine Spectator
Densely structured yet retains a sense of style and finesse, with deep flavors of black cherry and raspberry accented by dark chocolate, orange peel and dark Asian spices. Finishes with big but refined tannins. Zinfandel, Carignane, Petite Sirah and Alicante Bouschet.
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