Syrah
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 10 years from the vintage date, though top-tier single-vineyard bottlings can easily cellar for 15 years or more.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb chops, grilled wild boar sausages, or earthy wild mushroom ragout.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Bedrock Wine Co.’s Syrah is a testament to winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW’s deep-seated passion for Northern Rhône-style California Syrah. Sourced from some of the state's finest cool-climate vineyards—stretching from the wind-whipped Petaluma Gap to the marine-influenced soils of Santa Maria Valley—this wine rejects the over-extracted, jammy styles of the past. Instead, Bedrock champions a savory, classical expression. The winemaking process frequently incorporates whole-cluster fermentation to impart structure, fine-grained tannins, and a distinctive herbal complexity, often co-fermented with a tiny percentage of Viognier for aromatic lift. Aging takes place primarily in neutral French oak puncheons and barriques, allowing the pristine, peppery fruit, black olive tapenade, and smoked meat characteristics of the grape to shine through. It represents a thoughtful homage to the historic potential of California Syrah.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 2007 by winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW in Sonoma, California, Bedrock Wine Co. is dedicated to preserving and showcasing California's historic, old-vine vineyards. Operating out of Sonoma, the winery focuses on crafting expressive, site-driven wines from ancient, often field-blended vineyards planted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bedrock is highly acclaimed for its field-blend 'Heritage' wines, particularly from the iconic Bedrock Vineyard in the Sonoma Valley, alongside exceptional single-vineyard Zinfandels, Syrahs, and field-blended whites. Through minimal-intervention winemaking, they champion the preservation of California's viticultural heritage, producing wines of remarkable complexity, structure, and longevity. Address: 414 1st St E, 95476 Sonoma, California, United States Website: https://bedrockwineco.com