Community Tasting Notes 137

• acidqueen wrote: 93 points

  July 8, 2023 - I have been holding this for 10 years and just opened my first bottle. I was worried by some of the reviews but this was fantastic. This is in a great drinking window right now and will keep for another 5+ ahead. I don’t see a reason to wait longer though. The tannins are still there, but very fine and light now. The flavors are dark berry and earth, maybe some light leathery notes. Great acidity here and it works well with hamburgers and would be good with a bolognese ragu. This is a field blend, and the grape varieties I see for Pagani Ranch on the internet are not consistent. Everyone says Zinfandel is predominant, with some Carignan, Alicante Bouschet and lots of others. If you had asked me to guess, I would have picked out the Carignan first followed by Zinfandel, Grenache and Alicante, but what do I know? Apparently no Grenache here but it fooled me. Whatever it is, it is elegant, medium bodied and acidic, and good with rich meats.
  
  P.S. reading a wine magazine the following day, I discover that Alicante Bouschet is a cross with Grenache and Petit Bouschet, so maybe my guess on Grenache wasn’t so bad. Lots of that Grenache red fruit there.

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• Steve Fishback wrote: 93 points

  January 18, 2023 - This is the first bottle of our 3 bottle allocation and I’m glad we gave it a decade to sort it’s self out. Drank 2 small glasses through Coravin last night and it was still flabby and heavy, tonight we opened the bottle and gave it 2 hours to air out, tonight the fruit is bouncing out of the glass and drinking beautifully. 93

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• btock wrote: 89 points

  December 31, 2022 - NYE Dinner with a roasted leg of lamb. This was a bit past prime I felt. Starting to get a touch pruney. My fault for letting it sit this long. Will get to my final bottle soon. Rich purple coloring, deep/dark profile. Pagani is always a bit gnarly and I like that.

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• EdKz@comcast.net Likes this wine: 89 points

  October 23, 2022 - Typical zin with faded fruit past its prime, poor qpr

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• adnorthup wrote:

  September 2, 2022 - spicy, dark black and blue fruit. Very savory, some forest floor. Still some acid on the finish, tannins have melted nicely.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Bedrock Wine Co.
• Varietal Zinfandel Blend
• Designation Heritage Wine
• Vineyard Pagani Ranch
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Valley

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• Pending Delivery 11 (1%)
• In Cellars 486 (32%)
• Consumed 1,044 (68%)

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