Ridge Vineyards

Buchignani Ranch Zinfandel Blend

8.9168 ratings
8.932 pro ratings
Sonoma County, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

Really nice. Very elegant and complex.

Really nice. Very elegant and complex.

Mar 31st, 2024
Jordan Wardlaw

Drinking again after two more years in bottle. Beautiful right now. Excellent tension between acid and big ripe, fleshy blue fruit. Ferrous, spicy, briary fun but with superb elegance. Loving this wine and very sad it is my last bottle.

Drinking again after two more years in bottle. Beautiful right now. Excellent tension between acid and big ripe, fleshy blue fruit. Ferrous, spicy, briary fun but with superb elegance. Loving this wine and very sad it is my last bottle.

Mar 27th, 2020
Tom Casagrande

Hitting its stride. Extroverted nose. Roasted meat, coffee bean, brambly blackberry, dry gravel. Savory and with nice acidity, this is the polar opposite of a jammy Zin. Intense, iodine laced Zinny flavors. Great wine.

Hitting its stride. Extroverted nose. Roasted meat, coffee bean, brambly blackberry, dry gravel. Savory and with nice acidity, this is the polar opposite of a jammy Zin. Intense, iodine laced Zinny flavors. Great wine.

Jan 11th, 2020
Jonathan Wall

Smelled and tasted like the holidays. There is an attractive development of earth and caramel creeping under some big oaky fruit. Needs another 5 years. Meanwhile, comfort food delicious with a long teeth staining finish.

Smelled and tasted like the holidays. There is an attractive development of earth and caramel creeping under some big oaky fruit. Needs another 5 years. Meanwhile, comfort food delicious with a long teeth staining finish.

Dec 20th, 2018
Jordan Wardlaw

Power and elegance woven together- never at odds with one another. The tension of this wine is where it should be- in its fresh and youthful acidity. These 70-year-old head-pruned vines sit in a wonderful site on one of the best eastern slopes in Alexander Valley. The dedicated Carignan bottling is also worth finding. This blend is fairly true to itself with bright brambly fruit and exotic spice character, revealing lots of fresh mint, dill and cedar. Also a bit on the lush side- not exactly an Oak Monster invasion happening here but definitely revealing oak tannins-charred caramel, campfire and vanilla on the finish. There is an undeniable shift happening at Ridge- deliberate or not- towards more ripeness and more voluptuous wines coming from their Sonoma and Napa vineyards. But they remain beautifully crafted and expressive of their place. This is quintessential California- not the stewed blackberry jam doused in vanilla extract.

Power and elegance woven together- never at odds with one another. The tension of this wine is where it should be- in its fresh and youthful acidity. These 70-year-old head-pruned vines sit in a wonderful site on one of the best eastern slopes in Alexander Valley. The dedicated Carignan bottling is also worth finding. This blend is fairly true to itself with bright brambly fruit and exotic spice character, revealing lots of fresh mint, dill and cedar. Also a bit on the lush side- not exactly an Oak Monster invasion happening here but definitely revealing oak tannins-charred caramel, campfire and vanilla on the finish. There is an undeniable shift happening at Ridge- deliberate or not- towards more ripeness and more voluptuous wines coming from their Sonoma and Napa vineyards. But they remain beautifully crafted and expressive of their place. This is quintessential California- not the stewed blackberry jam doused in vanilla extract.

Jun 11th, 2018
Geoff Troup

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

9.3

Juicy, lush fruit. Resolved, silky tannins. Minty vanilla, burning cedar. Body is so elegant and refined. A particularly ripe wine for Ridge.

Juicy, lush fruit. Resolved, silky tannins. Minty vanilla, burning cedar. Body is so elegant and refined. A particularly ripe wine for Ridge.

May 25th, 2018
Jeff D.

Stewed fruit and nice acidity...very pleasing and approachable. Only mild signs of age.

Stewed fruit and nice acidity...very pleasing and approachable. Only mild signs of age.

1 person found it helpfulMar 29th, 2016
Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

8.8

Enjoyed at ZAP luncheon with Ridge president Mark Vernon

Enjoyed at ZAP luncheon with Ridge president Mark Vernon

1 person found it helpfulApr 12th, 2013
Brad Hemmer

Soft, smooth, cherry, blueberry, medium bodied.

Soft, smooth, cherry, blueberry, medium bodied.

May 17th, 2017
Jo Florradikal

licorice with dark fruits, vanilla, 1922 field blend

licorice with dark fruits, vanilla, 1922 field blend

Feb 23rd, 2017