2008 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani Ranch
Community Tasting Note
MoTheMan wrote:
Saturday, July 2, 2011 - Was served at a dinner party, a wine lover's friend's house 3 nights ago.
Dark, inky, purple-garnet in color & viscosity.
Deep nose spicy wet underbrush & los of subtle fruits.
A bit hot & tight on the nose which also came across on the palate.
Lots of deep fruits (red & black berries), curants, spiciness & herbal notes.
OK!?
Now here's what I think. The wine did evolve in the glass & started to show very nice & well integrated flavors of fruits, spicines, and terroir character.
Full bodied, rich, and well balanced wth a good finish.
BUT . . . it did take almost two hours to start showing that . . . and I felt that its potential lays way off still at least 2-3 years away.
Easily capable of reaching the WS 92pts/WA 94pts that it has received . . . but NOT right now.
Needs age . . . so am gonna pick up a couple of bottles & lay them down a while!!
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Comment posted by que syrah syrah:
7/14/2011 8:26:00 AM - Motheman, I drank one of the six bottles I have last night and your review is spot on, definitely 2-3 years away. While we very much enjoyed the wine last night and it defintely improved the longer it was open I also believe it will improve with time.