Tried this one last night w/ my pasta:
1. Ridge Carignane BuchignaniRanch/DCV/SonomaCnty (OldVine; 13.5%; 44 brls; bttld Nov 05; Drk: 9/05-9/09-9/10: JO/PD) Healdsburg 2004: Very dark color w/ no bricking; strong Carignane/black cherry/raspberry rather vanilla/Am.oak/DraperPerfume quite dusty/OV/earthy some complex/interesting nose; bit tart strong vanilla/Am.ok/dill/DP earthy/dusty/OV light black cherry/Carignane bit coarse/Languedoc-like flavor w/ light rough/coarse tannins; very long rough/coarse/earthy/dusty/OV/loamy strong vanilla/Am.oak/dill slight bretty/horsecollar some black cherry/Carignane dusty/OV finish w/ rough/coarse tannins; a pleasant enough example of an older Ridge Carignane but just that. $26.00 (ATP)
_________________
A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I just don't get Ridge's fascination w/ Carignane. It's a rustic/coarse grape and even Ridge's winemaking cannot lift this ugly grape into the realm of their Zins. But I keep trying them...slow learner, I guess.
Tom