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Dashe Cellars 2017 'The Comet' Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend

Dashe Cellars 2017 'The Comet' Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend

96 Points / Double Gold!
Sunset International 2020
96 Points / Double Gold!
Sunset International 2020

Mission Codename Starbound

Did you catch a glimpse of Neowise earlier this year? Well, word has it that it just survived its trip around the sun, so we now have to patiently wait another 6,800 years to see it again…

Meanwhile… THE Comet is back with a brand new 96-point rating and a Double Gold attached to its glorious tail!!!

“One of my favorite under-the-radar wineries for a number of years has been Dashe. The prices are reasonable, the quality high, and the wines filled with personality. The Comet is a beauty and a terrific blend to drink over the next 4-8 years.” - Robert Parker

A beauty indeed!! Resistance is completely useless with it. Don’t even try, just let her warm, rich, ripe fruit flow through your extremities with all its soul charging power. And revel in the fact that you’re getting this Double Gold Winner for HALF OFF the original retail. Nice!

Dashe is an all-time favorite of ours and a totally under the radar winery. The proprietors have an all-star background: Mike worked the legendary 1989 vintage as an intern at Château Lafite-Rothschild and did stints at Cloudy Bay, Schramsberg, and Far Niente, before settling in at Ridge Vineyards, where he worked side by side with the legendary Paul Draper, while Anne interned at Château La Dominique in Bordeaux and Chappellet Winery in Napa, before making brandy for Remy Martin. Since 1996, Dashe Cellars has adorned the finest wine lists around the world, at most of the top restaurants in the US, including The French Laundry, Chez Panisse and Per Se.

Now onto the wine. If you love The Prisoner or other similarly exuberant Zinfandel type blends, you’ll go absolutely MENTAL for this dark, intense mix of 65% Zinfandel, 25% Petite Sirah and 10% Carignane. It’s DEEPLY concentrated and luscious thanks to the Zin and Carignane, and the Petite builds a strong backbone of structure. Simply dripping with jammy blackberry compote! SO MUCH BLACKBERRY. There’s also a basket of perfectly ripe summer berries, a dusting of cocoa, some sweet tobacco, and a smidge of baking spice hanging around. Massively, outrageously satisfying, it’s a crowd-pleasing wine that’s impossible to dislike. Irresistible now, but it also has the stuffing to develop over another 5 years or so.

This was completely sold out at the winery when we went to grab all we could. There was not a lot left, and we already reloaded up our trunks with a few cases. We fully expect some emails saying “Please, PLEASE tell me there’s more available!”

No guarantees…

96 Points / Double Gold - Sunset International 2020

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What the Winery Says 2017 'The Comet' Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Blend

Dashe Cellars
Dashe Cellars
Winemaker
Michael Dashe
Varietals
65% Zinfandel; 25% Petite Sirah; 10% Carignane
Vintage
2017
Appellation
Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County
Vineyards
Louvau Family, Todd Brothers Ranch, Oat Valley
Alcohol
13.9%
Aging
14 months
Barrels
50% new French oak
Production
15 barrels

About the Winery Dashe Cellars

Dashe Cellars Winemaker Michael Dashe
Dashe Cellars Winemaker Michael Dashe
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