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Dashe Big River Vineyard Zinfandel(2003)

Vineyard Notes: We don't know why the zinfandel vines at the Big River Ranch- just a few miles south-east of the town of Healdsburg-produce such inky-black, concentrated wines, but we certainly recognized from the start that this vineyard was sure to produce one of our very best zinfandels. These head-trained vines on the rocky, red, steep slopes consistently produce a huge wine: thick, flavorful, and seductively rich. By combining this zinfandel with a small amount of petite syrah from vines on the same ranch, we were able to create a small amount, just over 300 cases, of a wine that we feel read more...
Wine.com
April 2008
Dashe doesn't know why the Zinfandel vines at the Big River Ranch - just a few miles southeast of the town of Healdsburg - produce such inky-black, concentrated wines, but they certainly recognized from the start that this vineyard was sure to produce one of their very best Zinfandels. These head-trained vines on the rocky, red, steep slopes consistently produce a huge wine: thick, flavorful, and seductively rich. By combining this Zinfandel with a small amount of Petite Sirah from vines on the same ranch, Dashe was able to create a small amount of a wine that they feel is one of their most stylish read more...
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