Porter-Bass Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel Dot's Garden 2020 26REASONABLE Lou and Susan Preston bought

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

often sweet after taste

fresh myrtle and vanilla on the nose

and a savory

Porter-Bass Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel Dot's Garden 2020 26REASONABLE Lou and Susan Preston boughtDot'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