Zinfandel
2003 ZINFANDEL PAGANI RANCH
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine 01-2006
Charles E. Olken
RIDGE Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley 2003
**SCORE: 90
6% Alicante Bouchet; 4% Petite Sirah. It has never been known for its restraint or delicate nature, and Ridge's Pagani Ranch Zin is again out in front of the pack when it comes to sheer volume and unbridled ripeness. While many wines of its type are simply undone by their coarseness and heat, it offers layers and layers of ripe berries, cocoa and sweet, caramelized oak spice as just compensation for being so big and so ripe. We would turn its heat down a bit if we could, but we still find plenty of cause for enthusiastic endorsement.
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