Bedrock Vineyard Heritage
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, wild mushroom pol with mushroom risotto, wild mushroom polenta
✨ Technical Specifications
The Bedrock Vineyard Heritage Red is a liquid monument to California's viticultural history. Sourced from the iconic Bedrock Vineyard in Sonoma Valley, originally planted in 1888 by Senator George Hearst, this wine is a traditional field blend. It is dominated by ancient-vine Zinfandel, Carignan, and Mourvèdre, co-fermented with over twenty other heirloom varieties including Alicante Bouschet, Syrah, and Petite Sirah that were interplanted by pioneering immigrants. The vineyard's cobbly, well-drained soils and cool afternoon breezes from the San Pablo Bay yield fruit of remarkable concentration and bright acidity. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW employs minimal-intervention techniques, using native yeast fermentations and aging in mostly used French oak barrels to allow the unique voice of this centenarian vineyard to speak clearly. The resulting wine is deeply complex, offering a tapestry of dark bramble fruit, cracked black pepper, exotic spices, and a structured, savory finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW—later joined by partner Chris Cottrell—Bedrock Wine Co. began in a converted chicken coop with an urgent viticultural ethos: preserving California's precious heritage vineyards. The winery works closely with ancient, multi-varietal field blends across diverse terroirs, including volcanic, alluvium, granitic, and decomposed limestone parcels spanning Sonoma Valley, Contra Costa County, and the Central Coast. Central to the estate's identity is the historic Bedrock Vineyard, originally planted in 1854, which achieved Regenerative Organic Certification. Bedrock champions dry farming, minimal intervention, and historic head-trained vines. In the cellar, Twain-Peterson employs spontaneous native yeast fermentation, whole-cluster inclusions, and neutral wood, studiously avoiding chemical adjustments or excessive extraction. Beyond its legendary red heritage bottlings, Bedrock crafts benchmark whites and rosés—including the perfumed Compagni Portis Heirloom White, crystalline Wirz Vineyard Riesling, and artisanal expressions of Bien Nacido Chardonnay and Ode to Lulu Rosé—each presenting remarkable tension, saline minerality, and profound historic authenticity.