bedrock wine co?
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Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
I bought a couple syrahs on an early release and didn't like them at all, very gloppy. Took awhile to give them another chance. They do a much better job with some of their country grapes and field blends, although in my book they're still far behind Dirty & Rowdy (now Extradimensional) and Sandlands in the conversation of CA producers that achieve a balance of fruit as opposed to froot. That said, on those occasions when I am in the mood for something like a CA zinfandel field blend, they'd be my pick, moreso than Ridge.
Pavel Tchichikov
Pavel Tchichikov
nice pull there, hijacking a term to mean the opposite
and you'll probably get grandfathered (like US did with "Champagne" in 2006) when Alsace registers IP
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
Morgan is one of the smartest winemakers in the biz. Brilliant technical talent and an MW, to boot.
But I don’t buy these.
To me they are examples of what fairly experienced people expect of Sonoma County wines. But they are made to fit that standard.
Made.
Although, I would very much like to see what happens in the future. Unlimited potential.
Best, Jim
But I don’t buy these.
To me they are examples of what fairly experienced people expect of Sonoma County wines. But they are made to fit that standard.
Made.
Although, I would very much like to see what happens in the future. Unlimited potential.
Best, Jim
Brad, the Bedrock Evangelho wine is really pretty good and I think would be perfect for a family wedding gift. Sandlands makes a wine from Contra Costa called simply Red Table wine and it’s very good but maybe harder to find. I think Sandlands has a Mataro and Carignan from Contra Costa as well, but again pretty small production. The Dirty and Rowdy Evangelho is fantastic if you can find it.
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
Brad, Morgan Twain-Peterson owns the Evangelho Vineyard, and I'd say that the Bedrock wine, which is a field blend (mostly Mourvedre, Zin, and Carignan), is the leading wine from the vineyard. It's a wine that drinks well young, but can go 10 years easily.
Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
no, they're legit field blends - whole array of varieties including some apparently unidentified ones they call only "mixed blacks." Most but not all based on zinfandel. (The less zinfandel the better in my book)
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
Jim, to the extent this concept was ever correct, I think it's outdated. It would be hard to find another California winery that produces a greater quantity of site-specific wines than does Bedrock. I'm not always in the mood for these wines, but they're not manipulated and they show consistent personality from site to site. Just within Sonoma, their Dry Creek wine is very different from their Sonoma Valley wine, which is different from their Russian River sites, which vary from their Nervo wine up in Alexander Valley. And then they also work with sites in Napa, the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Sierra foothills, Contra Costa, and on down the Central Coast.
Florida Jim
Florida Jim
Admittedly, my experience is dated.
If I can find them out here in the eastern hinterlands, I’ll try again.
I still remember that Albariño he made with Michael Havens; just beautiful.
Best, Jim
Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
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Jim, I started buying some a few years ago. I've also been buying a bit of Once and Future which is Joel Peterson's new winery. Wine from the Old Hill Ranch, Monte Rosso, Teldeschi, Pagani and Lytton Springs (especially the old Lytton Lytton) were early benchmarks for me and I have been pretty happy with what I've had. The Once and Future wines especially evoke a sense memory in me (and Steph).
Funny you should mention this. I've been trying to restrict my purchases to NC sources and just did an analysis from last year that I am going to post as a new CWD.
The only thing that mitigates the shipping somewhat is that I can recycle my shipping boxes by giving them to an importer that is headquartered locally and they reuse them.