Dashe Cellars has done it again with their 2004 Todd Brothers Ranch Old Vines Zinfandel ($29) , adding yet another powerful and sensuous zinfandel to their award winning portfolio!

Michael and Anne Dashe get the fruit for this rich wine from the Todd Brothers Ranch located  just north of Geyserville.  Gnarly, fifty year old zinfandel vines planted on steep, rocky slopes produce a very small amount of intensely flavored fruit. The unusual 2004 growing season, with its heavy spring rains reduced the vineyard’s yield even further making the zinfandel even more intense and complex.  Ultimately there was only enough fruit to make 466 cases of the 2004 vintage!

Tasting Notes:

It’s dark ruby and garnet color radiates with rich aromas of wild blackberries laden with cloves and allspice. Dashe’s carefully crafted blend of 98% zinfandel and 2% petite sirah reveals the opulent dark fruit flavors unique to the Todd Brothers Ranch vineyard.  The full-bodied, velvety flavors are further enhanced by the soft spicy character provided by fourteen months in french oak barrels.  Balanced acidity keeps the fruit flavors alive  through the sensuous and long-lasting finish.  Enjoy it now or hang on to it for awhile.  This succulent wine should continue to develop in the bottle for the next several years.  

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