M.A.D. Dashe Contra Costa Late Harvest Zinfandel (500ml) 2021
About the wine
Zinfandel for dessert - yes, please!
Dripping with flavors like blackberry cobbler, cherry pie, chocolate and sweet spice, this is literally dessert in a glass – smooth and glossy – your after-dinner shining star.
Angel funding gave Mike and Anne access to primo Zinfandel from vineyards in Contra Costa, California, where the grapes hang on the vine longer – that’s where the “late harvest” comes in! – to achieve the ripe, concentrated flavors in this luscious sweet sipper.
You’ve found your sweet spot! Make a mad dash to get this specially-sized bottle (it’s 500ml, as opposed to a traditional 750ml wine bottle) while it lasts!
Best before
It's a wonderful wine to drink immediately after bottling, but can age well for ten years and beyond.
Serving advice
This can be opened and consumed immediately upon opening. No need to decant unless it has been aged for over 7 years.
Food match
Wonderful with cheese, with desserts such as molten chocolate cake or vanilla panna cotta, with figs or nuts or even as an aperitif with crackers and pâté.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
USA
Contra Costa County
Zinfandel | Primitivo
Dessert & Fortified
13.0% ABV
500ml
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Michael & Anne Dashe
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Michael and Anne Dashe have worked with many top wineries — Ridge Vineyards, Far Niente, Chappellet, Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château La Dominique — but have developed style all their own. Elegant, balanced wines made with minimal additives, natural yeasts, and grapes from small family farms are their signature!
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In their urban winery on Spirits Alley (an old Naval Airbase in Alameda, CA), Michael and Anne are using non-industrial winemaking techniques that allow them to highlight the fruit and emphasize the wine’s balance — crafting California Zinfandels in a unique style.
- Although the Dashes have both worked at many wineries famous for Cabernet Sauvignon, their reputation really began with world-class Dry Creek Zinfandel. “Angels, we’re ready to show you that a well-made Zinfandel can be an absolute picture of sophistication and beauty: visually, aromatically, texturally, and flavorfully,” Mike says.
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