Carlisle Pagani Ranch Zinfandel - 2011 (750ml) Muscadelle perhaps the better known Sherry

perhaps the better known Sherry brand locally together with Tio Pepe from Gonzalez-Byass

The wine hits the palate with extraordinary purity

Crisp and juicy

and silky smooth (the latter characteristic being somewhat atypical for a young Beaucastel)

A bruising

Carlisle Pagani Ranch Zinfandel - 2011 (750ml) Muscadelle perhaps the better known SherryA wine of tremendous energy and punch, the 2011 Zinfandel Pagani Ranch offers up layers of expressive dark red fruit supported by a vibrant beam of acidity. The tension, vibrancy and freshness in 2011 are a marvel to behold. I very much like the sense of nuance and vitality in the glass. All the elements are in the right place. The Pagani Ranch is old vine (planted in the 1890s) Zinfandel with a dollop of mixed blacks, including Alicante Bouschet,