Montecillo Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted leg of lamb with rosemary, wild mushroom and beef
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from one of the most historic mountain vineyards in Sonoma, the Montecillo Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a masterclass in old-school California structure. Planted in the late 1960s by Kaare Lassen on the rugged, volcanic slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains—now within the Moon Mountain District AVA—this high-altitude site sits at roughly 1,700 feet. The dry-farmed, old vines struggle in the iron-rich, red soils, producing tiny, thick-skinned berries with intense concentration. Bedrock Wine Co. honors this exceptional terroir by employing traditional, low-intervention winemaking techniques, including fermentation with native yeasts and aging in French oak barrels. The resulting wine is a throwback to the legendary California Cabernets of the 1970s, characterized by its deep structure, vibrant acidity, and complex aromatic profile of dark currants, graphite, wild briar, and a signature mountain herbaceousness reminiscent of bay leaf and sage.
🍾 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.