2014 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (69) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  5/19/2024 - Goofienewfy wrote: 93 Points

  Beautifully elegant yes elegant. This zin expresses pencil lead, vanilla, and strawberry. Good acidity and pairs great with steak.

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  5/16/2024 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This came together about 30min after opening. Noticeable acidity but balanced out by almost sweet dried fruit flavors. This was complex and while showing some age I think could go several more years.

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  4/28/2024 - Goofienewfy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Plum, dust, chalk and dried blueberries. Sweeter but not a fruit bomb. Lots of staying power drink now.

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  2/22/2024 - timewithwine Likes this wine:

  This is my first bottle of this vintage of Pagani and it was well worth the wait. A nearly opaque deep plum red in the glass. The nose is classic Zin with brown sugar, a hint of rhubarb, Zin funk, coffee, thyme, black pepper, and maybe a bit of mocha. They all come through distinctly on the palate, but what was surprising was the strawberry note on both the nose and palate. Strawberry is not usually an element I detect in Zin, but it was clearly present here and delightfully so. Excellent mouthfeel; well balanced. A blend of 80% Zin, 17% Alicante Boushet, and 3% Petite Sirah but no Mouvedre. A line of sediment from the neck down the back to the base and a ring around the neck. 14.8% alc. With the first chili of the year. 02.22.24. Recommended.

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  2/20/2024 - thelostverse wrote:

  Pop and pour. Immediate notes of raisin and oxidation. Not what I was looking for, so I recorked and opened a different bottle. Will revisit to see what's what.

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