Dashe Cellars Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 2021 SCCOS Japanese pear

Japanese pear

The Reserve offers an approachable entry into the estate's range

with flavors of red berry compote

A reference point for what Sierra Foothills natural wine can taste like

The secret is limestone -- and Hubacker

Dashe Cellars Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 2021 SCCOS Japanese pearDashe 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