Bedrock Wine Co., Farmhouse Heritage Red, Oakville

Bedrock Wine Co., Morgan Twain-Peterson's Sonoma winery, works mainly with century-old California vineyards. Its Heritage wines are field blends from such sites. The flagship Bedrock Heritage comes from the 152-acre Bedrock Vineyard in Sonoma Valley, replanted in 1888: Zinfandel, Carignan and Mataro with around 27 other interplanted varieties, co-fermented and aged in puncheons, demi-muids and barriques of French and Austrian oak; broad and muscular yet energetic. Evangelho, own-rooted on deep Contra Costa beach sand, is fresh, bright and low in pH; Nervo, on shale near Geyserville, is perfumed. Native fermentations, some whole clusters and minimal handling also shape its Zinfandels, Syrahs and whites.

Region

Sonoma Valley, California

Owner

Morgan Twain-Peterson, with partner Chris Cottrell

Vineyards

Bedrock Vineyard (152 acres, Sonoma Valley), Evangelho (Contra Costa), Nervo Ranch, Katushas' (Lodi), Pato, Oakville Farmhouse

Grapes

Zinfandel, Carignan, Mataro (Mourvèdre), Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet and many interplanted varieties

Wines

Bedrock Heritage, Evangelho Heritage, Nervo Heritage, Old Hill Heritage, Old Vine Zinfandel, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and others

Style

Field blends co-fermented; native yeasts, whole clusters, minimal handling

Website

https://www.bedrockwineco.com/

Sources: bedrockwineco.com, skurnik.com, wineaccess.com