2006 Wine Enthusiast
2006 Zinfandel Florence Vineyard
Editor’s Choice
“Here’s a robust, sinfully rich Zinfandel that’s bursting at the seams with flavor. Explodes in the mouth with blackberries, cherries, black raspberries, chocolate, licorice, butterscotch and pepper. But it’s no mere fruit
bomb,with beautiful acids and tannins providing structurs. Drink now" 92 Points
Steve Heimoff
April 2009
2006 Wine News
“125 Top Picks From a Year of Silver Celebrations: As 2009 drew to a close, our editors took a critical look back over the Spring, Summer and Fall Silver Anniversary issues to cull the most outstanding California still wines from the BuyLine archives. To mark 25 years of publishing Wine News, we are calling out 125 top picks based on both performance and price (most memorable wines priced from $25 and up).”
2006 Florence Vineyard Zinfandel
“Deep garnet hue. Opulent bouquet of warm chocolate, plum and blueberry with a whiff of evergreen. Port-like texture and weight with layers of plum, blueberry, cinnamon and clove flavors. Lengthy finish loaded with fruit and laced with very fine sandpaper tannins.”93 Points
Winter 2010
Wine and Spirits
2006 Florence Vineyard Zinfandel, 91 Points
"The sheer mass of this wine is impressive, a sleek and generous bath of violet-scented fruit. Its rich rather than fresh, and though ripened to this substantial scale, its not hot with alcohol. Decant a bottle for braised lamb shoulder."
2006 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, Florence Vineyard
"My experience with their wines over the past five years or so suggests that the husband and wife winemaking team of Michael and Anne Dashe have quietly risen to the top rank of Zinfandel producers. (I say 'quietly' because, due in part to their small production, their wines are not all that well known on the east coast where I live.) Dashe Zins typically taste varietally true, meaning briary, spicy and full of blue and black berry fruit, while they manage at the same time to be wonderfully refined and harmonious. Very few contemporary wines made with this particular grape ever seem stylish and sophisticated. Theirs almost always do. And this single vineyard offering may well be their best wine to date. It feels silky, tastes sumptuous, and is simply a delight to drink. To my palate, Zinfandel doesn't get much better than this."
93 Points
Paul Lukacs
December 2, 2008
