Compagni Portis Heirloom White
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork with orchard fruit, washed-rind cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
The Compagni Portis Heirloom White is a liquid monument to California's viticultural past, sourced from a historic vineyard planted in 1954 in the cooler, southern reaches of the Sonoma Valley. This field-blended white wine is a rare survivor of an era before single-varietal dominance, featuring an field blend of Gew)rztraminer, Riesling, Trousseau Gris, and other heritage white varieties. Dry-farmed and organically grown, these ancient, self-regulating vines yield fruit of incredible aromatic intensity and structural depth. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW co-ferments these varieties using native yeasts in a combination of neutral oak barrels and stainless steel, ensuring the exotic, floral, and spicy character of the Gew)rztraminer and the laser-like acidity of the Riesling are perfectly preserved. The resulting wine is textured, intensely aromatic, and complex, offering a sensory window into mid-century Sonoma winemaking.
🍾 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.