Vineyard Under the Mountain Heritage
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, wild mushroom polenta
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Under the Mountain Vineyard, situated at the eastern base of the Santa Cruz Mountains in the Santa Clara Valley, this heritage red wine is a liquid testament to California's viticultural past. Planted in the 1910s, the vineyard features ancient, own-rooted vines that struggle through gravelly loam soils. The field blend is anchored by Zinfandel and complemented by Carignan and other mixed black varieties. Bedrock Wine Co. employs traditional, low-intervention winemaking techniques, including native yeast fermentation and aging in mostly used French oak barrels, to let the site's unique voice speak. The resulting wine is remarkably complex, balancing dark brambly fruit, cracked black pepper, and a distinct stony minerality that reflects its dramatic mountain-shadowed terroir.
🍾 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.