Porter-Bass Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel Dot's Garden 2020 26REASONABLE Bone dry and textural Champagne

Bone dry and textural Champagne with hints of savory umami from a former assistant at Vouette et Sorbee

concentrated

fresh myrtle and vanilla on the nose

Lou and Susan Preston bought a prune orchard in Dry Creek Valley in 1973 and turned it into one of Sonoma's quiet institutions — certified organic since 2002

Porter-Bass Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel Dot's Garden 2020 26REASONABLE Bone dry and textural ChampagneDot's Garden is a two acre Zinfandel parcel within the Porter Bass estate, a Demeter certified biodynamic farm in the redwood shaded hills above Guerneville in the Russian River Valley. Picked from this cool, fog touched site and made hands off, native yeast, neutral barrels, unfined and unfiltered, it's a fresher, more restrained take on Zinfandel than the jammy norm. Expect brightness and lift rather than heat. A distinctive bottling from a tiny