Evangelho Vineyard Carignan
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, or wild mushroom ragout.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Evangelho Vineyard in Contra Costa County, this wine is a tribute to California's viticultural history. Planted in the 1890s, the ancient, own-rooted Carignan vines survive in deep, wind-blown Delhi blow-sand soils that look more like a beach than a typical vineyard. These sandy soils acted as a natural barrier against phylloxera, preserving these historic vines for over a century. Situated near the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, the vineyard is swept by cool delta breezes that preserve the grape's natural acidity and prolong the growing season. Bedrock Wine Co. crafts this single-vineyard bottling with minimal intervention, utilizing native yeast fermentation and aging in neutral French oak to allow the unique terroir to shine. The resulting wine is remarkably vibrant and complex, offering a beautiful tension between bright pomegranate, dark wild plum, savory dried herbs, and a distinct, mineral-driven salinity that is characteristic of this historic site.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2007 by winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW, Bedrock Wine Co. is rooted in Sonoma, California, with a devoted mission to rehabilitate and preserve the state's historic old-vine vineyards. Operating out of the storied Bedrock Vineyard in Sonoma Valley—first planted in the mid-19th century—Twain-Peterson and partner Chris Cottrell champion California's viticultural heritage through minimalist, terroir-focused winemaking. The winery crafts energetic, site-expressive wines using classic heritage field blends alongside traditional varieties like Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay. Renowned for vitality and authenticity, Bedrock's bottlings, particularly the iconic Bedrock Heritage and single-vineyard old-vine expressions, stand as vital benchmarks of historic California wine.