93 2014 Ridge Pagani Ranch Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley) 4/16/17 ($35)
80% Zinfandel, 17% Alicante Bouschet, 3% Petite Sirah 14.8% alc
Color: Deep purple garnet. (3.5) Bouquet: Musky old vines Zin fruit (cranberry, boysenberry, tart black cherry) complemented by briary spice. (3.5) Body: Light heavyweight with excellent acidity and fruit, Tangy mouthfeel that coats nicely. (3.0) Flavor: Parallels bouquet, with intense yet somewhat elegant old vines fruit. (3.5) Finish: Long and tasty, but shows more fierce youthful acidity that needs a few years to resolve. (3.0)
Overall: Very tasty, fruit forward Pagani that needs a few years to show all its got, but drinks beautifully even now if you decant it for an hour or two. Drinks somewhere in between the big/structured '09 and the pretty/elegant '11. (16.5)
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