Porter-Bass Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel Dot's Garden 2020 SO20231114 Wachau royalty

Wachau royalty

owns some of the best parcels here

the estate's wines have found renewed elegance—this 2020 drinks beautifully now while promising graceful evolution

but Sonoma has been quietly ripening it just as fully

Yields are kept low

Porter-Bass Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel Dot's Garden 2020 SO20231114 Wachau royaltyDot'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