Dashe Tasting

Bad Rourke and Jen convinced my to go to the Dashe pre-opening open house and buy a boatload of camping crap from REI instead of sand drywall and do my laundry. (I did however, get to experience Rourke be "worse than a gun".)

There were lots of wines here, but only 2 that I found notable. Didn't have the energy to note the others (and didn't taste them all):

2003 Zinfandel Todd Brothers Ranch Old Vines
Plummy nose, bold fruity taste. Good with heavy food (yum, sausage!)

2005 Dashe Late Harvest Zinfandel
Still as good as ZAP, yum yamamomo. This one is a must buy. Probably my favorite late harvest red. Much better than the Ridge '01 Petit Syrah Essence that I brought to Thanksgiving in Texas (which, while highly rated, I didn't like all that much. Too hot and oaky). In contrast, this is very fruity with balanced tartness and doesn't taste hot or oaky at all. Despite its youth, the tannins aren't harsh at all.