1997, Ridge Vineyards, Alicante Bouschet, Pagani

The color is very dark garnet. The nose has strawberry and raspberry. The fruit was very forward with strawberry/raspberry flavors and high acid. It has a long fruity finish with hard underlying tannins. While this wine has a tannic backbone, it is so fruity that you almost don’t notice. The wine is 75% Alicante Bouschet and 25% Zinfandel. This was a Ridge ATP wine. My rating 85.