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Red
2003 Ridge Carignane Buchignani Ranch
Carignane
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
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Community Tasting Notes 19
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beerenauslese wrote: 88 points
July 6, 2016 - Old, yet not too oxidized. Nose of dark cherries and graphite. Concentrated cherry fruit and gravel. Lacks complexity, but shows off the varietal. A touch of mint and white pepper in the finish. 88
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veniceslug1 Likes this wine: 88 points
April 30, 2016 - nice simple wine. Still drinking well and bright, but lacked the length or complexity from a great Ridge wine. Very good with an eclectic mix of food.
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rama Does not like this wine:
August 13, 2015 - brown fringing, some syrah like aromas, bright, soft, and very little fruit. past its prime.
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UpfromtheCellar wrote: 88 points
July 24, 2013 - Like a nice Rhone that's had a few years in a quiet cellar, this wine has FINALLY settled down into nice middle aged mellowness.
Its smooth, savory, full of "garigue" - ness (is that even a word??) with smooth tannins and dark fruits nicely integrated and balanced, a nice steak of acidity keeping it real (and not overly leaden, slow, dull and plodding although with 14.2% alcohol tomorrow may bring another side to this beast.....). Deft use of oak (thank you!!).
All in all, a nice Rhone wine made by a most excellent producer in a new world style with the utmost respect for old world traditions....
For those of you still holding this (according to cellar tracker there are still some 110+ bottles in cellars out there) you can confidently start to open and drink and you will not be disappointed. I don't think this is going to get any better but its at a place/plateau that is long and flat so its not going to fall apart anytime soon either. -
dlynch wrote: 88 points
November 3, 2011 - Rich and mouth-filling. Brambly but not fruit driven. Nice Carignane!
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More notes
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Ridge
- Varietal Carignane
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Buchignani Ranch
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma County
- UPC Codes 122241777371, 744442519002, 744442519033
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 125 (49%)
- Consumed 130 (51%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
50% Like It 2 votes
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- VarietyCarignane
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma County
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