Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb chops, grilled wild boar sausages, or earthy wild mushroom ragout.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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.