Coast to Foothills Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted leg of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, wild boar ragu
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Coast to Foothills' Syrah from Bedrock Wine Co. is a brilliant liquid study in California's geographical contrasts. This cuvée masterfully bridges two distinct viticultural worlds: the chilly, marine-swept coastal vineyards of the state and the rugged, sun-drenched, high-elevation slopes of the Sierra Foothills. By blending fruit from cool-climate coastal sites—which lend the wine its signature cracked black pepper, fresh violet, and savory olive tapenade aromas—with the intense, dark-fruited, and structurally muscular grapes grown in volcanic foothill soils, Bedrock crafts a Syrah of remarkable tension and balance. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW utilizes traditional, low-intervention techniques including partial whole-cluster fermentation to enhance the wine's aromatic complexity and structure, followed by aging in mostly neutral French oak puncheons to ensure the pure expression of these diverse terroirs remains front and center.
🍾 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.