Ridge Pagani Ranch Zinfandel 2009

Zinfandel
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Ridge Pagani Ranch Zinfandel 2009 Front Label
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Product Details


Varietal

Producer

Vintage
2009

Size
750ML

ABV
15%

Features
Collectible

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The 2009 Pagani Ranch Zinfandel is deep garnet in color. The wine shows mixed boysenberry, strawberry, rhubarb compote. Peppermint, old-vine black pepper. It has a medium-to-full body, with round tannins and firm acid. On the palate, tart juicy plum, intense cherry. Layered and sensuous. Like the 2008, this Pagani has the richness and structure for aging. It will develop fully over the next fifteen years.

Blend: 80% Zinfandel, 14% Alicante Bouschet, 4% Petite Sirah, 2% Carignane

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    Bold and a bit exotic, offering blackberry cobbler and Asian spice aromas, with rich, layered flavors of wild berry, licorice and peppered beef that finish with sturdy but ripe tannins. Drink now through 2017.

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Ridge's history begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor and prominent member of San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He planted vineyards and constructed a winery of redwood and native limestone in time to produce the first vintage of Monte Bello in 1892. The historic building now serves as the Ridge production facility.

Though Ridge began as a Cabernet winery, by the mid-60s, it had produced several Zinfandels including the Geyserville. In 1972, Lytton Springs joined the line-up and the two came to represent an important part of Ridge production. Known primarily for its red wines, Ridge has also made limited amounts of Chardonnay since 1962.

The Ridge approach is straightforward: find the most intense and flavorful grapes, guide the natural process, draw all the fruit's richness into the wine. Decisions on when to pick, when to press, when to rack, what varietals and what parcels to include and when to bottle, are based on taste. To retain the nuances that increase complexity, Ridge winemakers handle the grapes and wine as gently as possible. There are no recipes, only attention and sensitivity.

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