Dolinsek Ranch Heritage
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled pork chops, rosemary-rubbed leg of lamb
✨ Technical Specifications
Dolinsek Ranch, located in the cool heart of the Russian River Valley, was originally planted in 1910 by the Frati family. This heritage vineyard sits on classic Goldridge sandy loam soils, which, combined with the region's signature morning fog, yields a remarkably elegant and high-toned field blend. Bedrock Wine Co. preserves this historic site, harvesting a field blend dominated by ancient-vine Zinfandel alongside Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, and rare heritage varieties like Grand Noir. The resulting wine is celebrated for its vibrant acidity, savory complexity, and bright red fruit character, offering a distinct contrast to warmer-climate Zinfandels through its refined structure and perfumed aromatics. Winemaking relies on native yeast fermentation and gentle oak aging to let the unique cool-climate terroir shine.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Pinot Noir