Drummond's Cuvee Petite Sirah
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2033
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef short ribs, grilled ribeye steak, or strong blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Bedrock Wine Co.’s "Drummond's Cuvee" Petite Sirah is a liquid monument to California's viticultural history. The wine is named in honor of Captain James Drummond, a pioneering Scottish immigrant who established Dunfillan Winery in the late 19th century and was among the first to import Petite Sirah (Durif) and Syrah cuttings from the Rh$ne Valley to Sonoma. Sourced from ancient, head-trained vines in the historic Bedrock Vineyard—some of which trace their lineage directly back to Drummond's original 1880s estate—this cuvé is a masterclass in power and complexity. True to Bedrock's field-blend philosophy, the wine is dominated by Petite Sirah but often co-fermented with small percentages of complementary heritage varieties like Peloursin and Syrah. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW employs minimal-intervention techniques, utilizing native yeast fermentation and aging in French oak barrels to preserve the dark, brooding fruit, intense structural tannins, and deep savory complexity that define this historic site.
🍾 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.