2005 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  9/16/2023 - pdebree Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Really great taste still. Good acidity, lots of dark and red fruits like cranberries. Low tannins.

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  1/6/2022 - sethebarlow Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Really singing. A note of sweet, candied fruits and medicinal herbs. Silky texture. Lovely.

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  1/21/2019 - RichardP wrote: 91 Points

  No specific notes. This showed dark fruit and earth, with little to no tannin and none of the brambly notes that I usually find in Zinfandel. This is nicely balanced and smooth without any jamminess. Although it's not likely to improve, it isn't at the end of its life either; it has at least a few years left in it.

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  11/30/2017 - timewithwine wrote:

  A shroud of settlement drapes the neck and shoulders of this wine. In the glass, the wine delivers a luminescent purple. The nose is big with Zin funk, cranberry, brown sugar, rhubarb and dark fruits. On the palate, rhubarb and cranberry lead, with Zin funk, plum and brown sugar in quick step. Cranberry carries from start to finish, where it is joined with brown sugar and pepper. The wine is a pleasure to drink. While it may not have the richness of a few years back and isn’t likely to improve any more, this bottle seems to be holding its own right now. 14.2% alc.; seems very much in balance. Sediment drops out with the final pour. With chicken cutlets under mushroom sauce. Recommended.

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  7/11/2016 - David B Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Like Loren I think this is like a Bordeaux now or even a California Cab. The nose is very similar to a 97 Caymus special select I had recently. Thick and chewy with fruit infused with earth. Smooth as silk. After 20 minutes more zin fruit. The color was still a deep cloudy maroon. I could quaff this bottle no problem but it is only Monday night. Stored at 53 degrees since release. Another solid effort by Ridge, these guys pump out great juice consistently.

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