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2007 Ridge Zinfandel Buchignani Ranch
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2007 Vintage - bottled December 2008 - 48 barrels - 93% zin 7% carignane - avg. brix 25.3 - 12 months in barrel
Vineyard Background
Nothwestern edge of the Alexander Valley appellation, in the hills bordering the Dry Creek Valley appellation.
Soil - benchland: clay loam with stones and gravel, highly weathered, limited topsoil. Front of ranch - gray, gravelly clay loam.
History
This wine comes from a small planting of old vine zinfandel on the Buchignani Ranch on Dutcher Creek Road in the hills north of Dry Creek Valley ( carignane planted on the rest of the ranch). The zin block, approximately 5 acres in size, was planted in the 1940s and 50s on a rocky knoll overlooking the family home where Stan Buchignani grandson of the ranch's founder lives today.
Vineyard Background
Nothwestern edge of the Alexander Valley appellation, in the hills bordering the Dry Creek Valley appellation.
Soil - benchland: clay loam with stones and gravel, highly weathered, limited topsoil. Front of ranch - gray, gravelly clay loam.
History
This wine comes from a small planting of old vine zinfandel on the Buchignani Ranch on Dutcher Creek Road in the hills north of Dry Creek Valley ( carignane planted on the rest of the ranch). The zin block, approximately 5 acres in size, was planted in the 1940s and 50s on a rocky knoll overlooking the family home where Stan Buchignani grandson of the ranch's founder lives today.