Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel Pagani Ranch Paso Robles 1998 CSM-5 mango and white plum

mango and white plum

The picking took place in good weather and the grapes were of a fine quality

of great finesse

Opaque ruby-purple in color

Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel Pagani Ranch Paso Robles 1998 CSM-5 mango and white plumWinemaker Notes: f the crop on these nineteenth century vines had not been short, the fruit might never have ripenedspring was that late. The matarowhich has made up approximately twelve percent of the wine each year since 1992did not develop sufficiently to be included. The alicante, however, did; we increased the usual two or three percent to a record nine. Fermented on its own yeast, and aged in one and two year old air dried american oak, this