Dashe Cellars Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 2021 070226CHILL Japanese whiskey-inspired

Japanese whiskey-inspired

not just the doormat greeting

The wine is light and fruity on the palate

straightforwardly delicious

and Provençal herbs emerge from the 1950s-planted vines

Dashe Cellars Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 2021 070226CHILL Japanese whiskey-inspiredDashe Cellars has been chasing the soul of Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel since 1996, and the Reserve is where Michael and Anne Dashe pull out the best barrels from the best vineyards. Fermented with native yeasts at their urban winery in Alameda, this is old school Dry Creek Zin: brambly, generous, but built with real structure rather than jam. It's the kind of bottle that reminds you why this grape became California's signature in the first place. A