Dashe Cellars - Zinfandel 'Dry Creek Reserve' 2017 (750ml)

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Producer	Dashe Cellars
Country	USA
Region	California
Subregion	Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma
Varietal	Zinfandel
Vintage	2017
Sku	82622
Size	750ml

Dashe Cellars' 'Dry Creek Zinfandel' 2017 is a presents with a beautiful black-purple color in the glass. Strong black fruit aromas of blackberry, black current, hints of cherry liqueur and chocolate are present in the nose with an underlying floral component of violets. The velvety texture of this wine compliments the intensity of fruit flavors including blackberry and cassis, hints of chocolate and licorice. One of the most sensual Dry Creek Zinfandels made be Dashe, with viscose texture, round sweet fruit flavors, and a long and balanced sweet red-fruit finish.

Dashe Cellars Description

Since 1996, Dashe Cellars has been making Zinfandels from the Dry Creek Valley. To make this special Reserve wine, we’ve selected two of our favorite vineyards from the Dry Creek region, and then tasted every barrel, to select the best-tasting barrels within the vineyards. We wanted to show off the best characteristics of the Dry Creek Valley with an intensity, a complex spectrum of flavors, and a balance of pure fruit flavors and bright acidity. This is a particularly complex, lovely, and fruit-forward wine—a classic, balanced Dry Creek Zinfandel.

The vintage of 2017 was a challenging one, featuring a heat spike in early September and of course a terrible tragic wildfire in October. Luckily, the heat spike ripened the grapes just at the right time, and Dashe was able to pick perfectly ripened grapes in a short amount of time. Virtually all grapes had been picked before the wildfire began.

The wine was fermented using only the natural yeast population on the grapes—as is tradition at Dashe Cellars—and the resulting wine shows off the terroir of the vineyards beautifully. The wine was aged for 14 months in 20% new French oak barrels, and the remainder in older French oak barrels to gain the softness of oak aging without adding excessive oak flavors. Before the final blend, all barrels were tasted to select only the best Zinfandel lots for this reserve wine. Finally, in blending trials, about 10% of Petite Sirah was added, for structure and long aging potential.

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