Ode To Lucien
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
slow-roasted leg of lamb with rosemary, wild boar ragu, grilled portobello mushrooms
✨ Technical Specifications
Bedrock Wine Co.’s 'Ode to Lucien' is a heartfelt liquid homage to Lucien Peyraud, the legendary patriarch of Domaine Tempier who championed the Mourvèdre grape in Bandol. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW crafts this cuvée to prove that California's ancient, historic vineyards can produce Mourvèdre-dominant blends of equal depth, structure, and soul. Sourced from centenarian vines—often including heritage Mataro (Mourvèdre) from sites like the Bedrock Vineyard and Evangelho Vineyard—the wine is typically blended with small amounts of Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah. It is fermented with native yeasts and a portion of whole clusters, then aged in neutral French oak to allow the wild, savory character of the fruit to shine. The result is a deeply complex red boasting notes of dark bramble fruit, cured meats, forest floor, and dried Mediterranean herbs, capturing both the spirit of the French south and the sun-drenched history of California viticulture.
🍾 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.