Ridge Pagani Ranch Zinfandel 2018 750ml – Organic

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$47.99

Due to the cool micro-climate at Pagani Ranch, it is usually the last zinfandel vineyard we pick. To encourage ripening, we pulled leaves and dropped all of the largest clusters. We harvested the young vine zinfandel on October 10 and finished two days later with the alicante. Bright acidity and layered fruit typify this sensuous wine. It will gain complexity over the next seven to eight years.

84% Zinfandel, 9% Alicante Bouschet, 7% Petite Sirah./ ABV 14%

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Description

Since 1991, Ridge has made zinfandel from the Pagani vineyard on the western side of Sonoma Valley. The majority of the vineyard was planted ninety to one hundred twenty years ago; portions of it were replanted between 2013—2018. The vineyard is meticulously tended by a quality-conscious family who has worked the land for four generations. An average site would have been abandoned during the thirteen years of Prohibition, or during the Depression. Its long survival is proof of its merit.

Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Winemaking

Fermentation: 100% natural primary and secondary fermentation; 100% submerged cap; pressed at seven days.
Barrels: 100% air-dried American oak barrels (82% Appalachian, 18% Ozark); 16% new, 42% one and two years-old, 13% three years-old and 29% five years-old.
Aging: Thirteen months in barrel

Pagani Ranch grapes; hand-harvested; destemmed and crushed; fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic on the naturally occurring bacteria; oak from barrel aging; minimum effective sulfur for this wine (35 ppm at crush, 20 ppm over the course of aging); pad filtered at bottling. In keeping with our philosophy of minimal intervention, this is the sum of our actions.

Growing

Rainfall: 12 inches (below normal)
Bloom: Late May
Weather: Winter rains were light this year, totaling less than twelve inches. A warm summer followed, ripening the grapes for a September harvest. The yield was average, with good ripeness.

Food Pairing

Blackberry Braised Beef Short Ribs, Steak Frites, Spaghetti Puttanesca

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  • Store Name: Gramercy Wine
  • Seller: gramercywine
  • Address: 104 East 23rd Street
    New York, NY 10010
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