I hate reality TV, it is awful and I think that it’s a
shining example of how awful this world can be. I actually avoid my parents' place on certain nights because I know I’ll be subjected to that sort of crap
if I’m there. The times that I can’t avoid it though I bring wine and Dashe Les Enfants Terribles Zinfandel is what I had this past Monday when I knew the Bachelorette was unavoidable
and it was perfect for the occasion. I hadn’t had a Zinfandel in quite some
time and this one made me regret that. It also made me rethink my meh-ness
towards wine from California.
From the back label:
“Our Les Enfants Terribles (“the Wild Children”) series of
wines are made from vineyards that we feel can make distinctive, terrior-driven
wines. Fermented on native yeasts, with minimal oak influence and low levels of
sulfites, these wines show beautiful fruit undisturbed by unnecessary
processing. The essence of the vineyard shines through the resulting wine. This
rebel has a cause – we hope you’ll like it.”
It was a really subtle wine for its type, just 13.5% which
is pretty restrained for a Californian Zinfandel. I haven’t had many old world
Zins, but this wine reminded me more of the few that I’ve had than any of the
Californian ones. I’m not trying to bash California here, I do enjoy many wines
from there (and all over North America), I just don’t think that they exhibit
the same balance and finesse that old world wines do (I could really go off on
a tangent there, but I’m going to stop myself because that’s not what this post
is about). There was a distinct
earthiness along with the wild strawberry, baked raspberry and dried lavender
notes. A hint of spice and round tannins led to a long-ish finish, overall it
was really gorgeous.
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