WTN: Ridge Zin PaganiRanch '14...(short/boring)

Tried this Ridge last night:
1. Ridge Zin PaganiRanch/SonomaVlly (80% Zin/17% AlicanteBouschet/3% PS; 14.8%; bttld April 2016; Drk: 3/16-
3/24-3/26: EB; Calcium Carbonate added; 1% water addition) 2014: Very dark color; some overripe/milk of magnesia/intense grapey quite dusty/OV very strong blackberry/boysenberry/Zin/very ripe classic Pagani/earthy/loamy/sauvage/rustic licorice bit complex nose; soft slight tangy/metallic very strong boysenberry/blackberry/Alicante/very ripe/licorice soft/soupy/overripe earthy/loamy quite dusty/OV very rich/lusg/off-dry(?) flavor w/ some soft/very ripe tannins; very long licorice/pungent/boysenberry/blackberry/AB/coarse dusty/loamy/sauvage rather dusty/OV finish w/ some soft very ripe tannins; a very ripe soft/soupy/coarse Zin that speaks more of Alicante than Zin; very lacking in structure; lack of structure & acidity does not bode well for this ugly duckling going out 10 yrs and becoming a beautiful swan; it has the mouthfeel of a high pH wine but the acidity seems OK; a Quasimodo wine that galumps across the palate humming dum/dum de dum/dum of Dragnet fame (that's going back awhile); will try again in 3-4 yrs w/ low expectations. $40.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This was from the Ridge Fall release & I'd not yet got around to trying it. No rush, they're always very good and one of my favorite Ridges every year. Then I saw this comment:

I tried a new Pagani Ranch (2013?) and I actively disliked it. One of the worst wines of the year!
I almost tasted sugar...as in granular, gritty sugar! Maybe as an ice cream sauce, but as a wine?

Of course, I knew Brian was dead wrong..it's Pagani..fer gawd's sake. The nose certainly spoke of Pagani. But on the palate...it was just hard to bring myself to love this wine. Disappointing.
Jeez....sometimes bikers actually know what they're talking about!!
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

Hmm...2014 Ridge Pagani not so good. 2014 Bedrock Nervo not so good.

Hmm...2014 Ridge Pagani not so good. 2014 Bedrock Nervo not so good.

Apples & Oranges, David.
The Pagani was difficult to choke down it was so out of kilter. The Nervo just sorta underdelivered.
Tom

I only had a tasting room sample at Ridge Geyserville, Tom. But what I tasted in no way made me want to revisit. "Choke down" was a description you used that applied here.

I have definitely enjoyed other Ridge Zinfandels, even though my palate leans more to light, acidic IPOB wines. I would generally rather drink a Windgap Pinot than most any Zinfandel, for example.

I only had a tasting room sample at Ridge Geyserville, Tom. But what I tasted in no way made me want to revisit. "Choke down" was a description you used that applied here.

I have definitely enjoyed other Ridge Zinfandels, even though my palate leans more to light, acidic IPOB wines. I would generally rather drink a Windgap Pinot than most any Zinfandel, for example.

Why, Brian.....you didn't rise to my bait about the bikers?? Stand up for your bros!!

I'm planning to e-mail EricBaugher w/ my TN and get his comments. I'm really curious now.
Tom

I only had a tasting room sample at Ridge Geyserville, Tom. But what I tasted in no way made me want to revisit. "Choke down" was a description you used that applied here.

I have definitely enjoyed other Ridge Zinfandels, even though my palate leans more to light, acidic IPOB wines. I would generally rather drink a Windgap Pinot than most any Zinfandel, for example.

Why, Brian.....you didn't rise to my bait about the bikers?? Stand up for your bros!!

I'm planning to e-mail EricBaugher w/ my TN and get his comments. I'm really curious now.
Tom

Brian,
Heard back from Eric. The wine is totally dry and the acids: 3.44 and TA 6.7g/L, which makes for a fairly acid wine.
Eric was rather puzzled by my take on that '14. When my new Z-list comes in this month, I'll retry it.
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

Eric is such a responsive guy. I asked him about the 2014 Estate Cab the other day, and he sent back a detailed response.

Eric is such a responsive guy. I asked him about the 2014 Estate Cab the other day, and he sent back a detailed response.

Yup...agree, David. I got a response from him within 10 min after I sent my TN to him.
Tom