Bedrock Wine Co.
2023 Bedrock Wine Co. Evangelho Vineyard Heritage Contra Costa County Red 750ml
Dark red fruits, earth, spice, and orange-tinged perfume. Cherry highlighted by cracked pepper, and star anise.
- Producer
- Bedrock Wine Co.
- Style
- Red
- Type
- Still
- Grape
- Grand Noir
- Origin
- Contra Costa County, California, USA
- Country
- USA
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Contra Costa County
- Appellation
- Contra Costa County
- Grown in
- Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, United States
- Farming
- Dry Farmed
- Certifications
- Certified Organic
- Winemaking
- Fermented in open top tanks with native yeast, then aged 11 months in neutral oak, split between 300 liter puncheons and 600 gallon puncheons. 750 cases made annually.
- Methods
- Native Yeast
- Tech sheet
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Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Bedrock Wine Co.
From the beginning he focused on California’s oldest vineyard sites, working with field blends planted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and helping found the Historic Vineyard Society in 2011 to document and preserve them. Over time Bedrock moved from buying fruit to also stewarding key sites, including Bedrock Vineyard in Sonoma Valley and Evangelho Vineyard in Contra Costa County, both prized for their surviving old vines.
Today Bedrock farms and sources from historic parcels across the state. Twain-Peterson, who became a Master of Wine in 2017, and partner Chris Cottrell favor native fermentations and aging in large, neutral oak so the vineyards’ character leads the wines.
| Nose | Dark red fruits, earth, spice, orange-tinged perfume |
|---|---|
| Palate | Cherry, cracked pepper, star anise |
| Finish | Long and bright, pepper and anise linger |
| Texture | Supple, fine grained tannin, a bit of grip |
| Body | Full |
| Serving | Serve at 60°F. Decant 30 minutes. |
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Alcohol
- High
- Vintage
- 2023
- Pairs with
- Grilled lamb chops with rosemary. Dry-rubbed pork ribs. Fennel sausage and mushroom pizza. Smoky eggplant with tahini. Aged cheddar burger with caramelized onions.
- Blend
- Zinfandel, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Palomino, Clairette Blanche
- Cellaring
- Drink now through 2035
- Terroir
- Own rooted vines planted in the 1890s on forty foot deep beach sand, about a mile from the Sacramento River Delta.
red grape · regional staple
Zinfandel
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Jammy blackberry and black pepper; notorious for uneven ripening and high alcohol.
red grape · regional staple
Mourvèdre
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Meaty, gamey undercurrent beneath dark fruit and black olive.
red grape · regional staple
Carignan
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High tannin and acidity rising through a garrigue-herb aromatic lift.
red grape · regional staple
Alicante Bouschet
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Teinturier grape — red flesh produces inky color without skin contact.
white grape · regional staple
Palomino Fino
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Ultraneutral base grape; extreme low acidity enables the flor yeast that makes sherry.
white grape · regional staple
Clairette
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Persistent bitter finish compensating for low acidity; waxy, high-alcohol texture.
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Dark red fruits, earth, spice, and orange-tinged perfume. Cherry highlighted by cracked pepper, and star anise.
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