Bedrock Wine Co.The Whole Shebang Cuvée XIV, Bedrock Wine Co
California, USA
This is the 14th cuvee of this Californian version of a high-class Cotes du Rhone made by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW. Bedrock has been making stunning small-production wines from some of California’s oldest vineyards since 2007, so some seriously old vine fruit ends up in this blend. Shebang! is a blend of Zinfandel, Carignan, Alicante Bouchet, Syrah and Barbera fermented with native yeasts and aged in primarily neutral barrels (15% in new French oak). Each grape variety is vinified separately and added to a multi-vintage Solera. Each year he tops it up with new wines after drawing off the wine to be bottled.
Why we love it
If there is a better value in California wine, we would like to know about it!
Notable Awards
A succulent and inviting nose, juicy dark fruits, raspberry pip and thyme. Round, ripe and seductively sleek, slightly sweet and packed full of fruit – like a hug in a glass. Warming with a note of fig, damson and prune on the finish. Drink 2021 – 2025
Alistair Cooper MW, jancisrobinson.com (December 2021)
Whats in the bottle
Zinfandel, Carignan, Alicante Bouchet, Syrah and Barbera
12 Mixed Bottles *
£18.90
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Description
Bedrock started in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW (son of Joel Peterson, of Ravenswood fame), out of a friend’s chicken coop. Morgan’s business partner and old friend Chris Cottrell joined the project in 2013, and together they have been focusing on helping to preserve old, historic vineyards in California and expressing their character in Bedrock’s wines.
Morgan and Chris work with some very old field blends in Sonoma County, Napa, Lodi, Contra Costa and beyond. Some of these are the oldest vineyards in California. Most notably, Bedrock vineyard itself was the first California vineyard to be replanted after the ravages of phylloxera in 1888 and is home to some of the world`s oldest vines, some of which have yet to be DNA-profiled. The wines are complex and intense, combining the structure of these old vineyards with a bit of California sun.
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