Ridge Vineyards
Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend
Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Deep purple in the glass with no bricking. Rich berries and toasty American oak. Lush and silky. 14.8% abv. This vintage is ready to go.
Deep purple in the glass with no bricking. Rich berries and toasty American oak. Lush and silky. 14.8% abv. This vintage is ready to go.
Sep 29th, 2024
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2016 Pagani Ranch pours a deep ruby with near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of red and black brambles, toasted coconut, dill, wood, baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and tart. This is in a lovely spot yet, it still exhibiting quite a bit of freshness so I expect this will be quite long-lived. Drink now through 2031+.
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2016 Pagani Ranch pours a deep ruby with near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of red and black brambles, toasted coconut, dill, wood, baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and tart. This is in a lovely spot yet, it still exhibiting quite a bit of freshness so I expect this will be quite long-lived. Drink now through 2031+.
May 28th, 2024
I love properly aged Ridge. At 12 years old this shows no bricking but hints at maturity with a slightly carmelized sweetness. 2012 was a cool year and this bottle is more elegant than some other Paganis. 👍👍
I love properly aged Ridge. At 12 years old this shows no bricking but hints at maturity with a slightly carmelized sweetness. 2012 was a cool year and this bottle is more elegant than some other Paganis. 👍👍
Mar 8th, 2024
History begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor in San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Blend of 84% Zinfandel, 9% Alicante Bouschet, 7% Petite, aromas of jammy red/black fruits and loads of complex spice. The palate shows flavors of sweet plum and cherry with pepper, smoke, tobacco and herbs. Fine tannins on the grainy side, well balanced long ending with earthy oak.
History begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor in San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Blend of 84% Zinfandel, 9% Alicante Bouschet, 7% Petite, aromas of jammy red/black fruits and loads of complex spice. The palate shows flavors of sweet plum and cherry with pepper, smoke, tobacco and herbs. Fine tannins on the grainy side, well balanced long ending with earthy oak.
Sep 3rd, 2022
Really well balanced zin. Pagani ranch is a Sonoma producer of berries to several wineries. Indigenous yeast. Well made. 14.8 ABV. Cheers my friends!!!
Really well balanced zin. Pagani ranch is a Sonoma producer of berries to several wineries. Indigenous yeast. Well made. 14.8 ABV. Cheers my friends!!!
Feb 21st, 2021Generous spice and medium finish. Tasted with aged cheddar.
Generous spice and medium finish. Tasted with aged cheddar.
Sep 4th, 2020
perfume of sandalwood, baking spices, eucalyptus, wild berry bushes, and soft licorice ~ tastes of mulled and stewed dark berries w lavender, dill and a hint of hoisin pork belly!
perfume of sandalwood, baking spices, eucalyptus, wild berry bushes, and soft licorice ~ tastes of mulled and stewed dark berries w lavender, dill and a hint of hoisin pork belly!
Dec 22nd, 2019Benefits from several hours of air. Spicecake, licorice, dark, brambly fruits. Well balanced even at 14.8%. Structured fruit that isn’t too concentrated. Pair with meat or wait seven years.
Benefits from several hours of air. Spicecake, licorice, dark, brambly fruits. Well balanced even at 14.8%. Structured fruit that isn’t too concentrated. Pair with meat or wait seven years.
Nov 1st, 2019
dark purple; plum, blackberry jam, licorice, mint, spices; dark berry bramble, good length; blend of 84% Zinfandel, 7% Petite Sirah, 7% Alicante Bouschet, 2% Mataro; comprised primarily of 100 year-old vines, Ridge has had a bottling since 1991, spends 11 months in American oak only 10% of which is new; $39
dark purple; plum, blackberry jam, licorice, mint, spices; dark berry bramble, good length; blend of 84% Zinfandel, 7% Petite Sirah, 7% Alicante Bouschet, 2% Mataro; comprised primarily of 100 year-old vines, Ridge has had a bottling since 1991, spends 11 months in American oak only 10% of which is new; $39
Sep 22nd, 2019