2017 Pagani Ranch Heritage Wine, Sonoma Valley

The grandpapa of the Pa’s (Papera, Pato and Pagani), this iconic Kenwood vineyard was planted in the mid-1880s at the base of the Sonoma Mountain foothills (a rare example of a vineyard being planted in large part on Lenoir rootstock, something recommended prior to the widespread use of St. George). Like its Sonoma Valley floor brethren, Bedrock Vineyard and Old Hill Ranch, Pagani is planted to a milieu of varieties. After the Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, and Grand Noir are the most populous, but our blocks also contain Mataro, Carignan, Semillon, Muscadelle, Aramon, Burger, and Mission. Always one of the most darkly inflected and age-worthy of the Heritage wines, the delicious 2017 will reward some horizontal time and decanting. $39

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