Weill a Way Vineyard Mixed Blacks
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled rosemary lamb chops, slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted wild mushroom polenta
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the rocky, volcanic soils of the Weill a Way Vineyard situated at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains in Sonoma Valley, Bedrock Wine Co.'s Mixed Blacks is a masterful tribute to California's rich history of field blends. Proprietor Peter Weill's meticulously farmed vineyard provides an exceptional canvas for this robust red. While Bedrock is famous for championing centenarian vines, this site allows them to apply their signature minimal-intervention philosophy to a younger, thoughtfully planted mix of dark-skinned varieties—typically dominated by Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, alongside other traditional 'mixed blacks.' Fermented with native yeasts and often incorporating whole clusters, the wine is aged in French oak barrels to preserve its intense, savory character. It beautifully marries the wild, peppery, and dark-fruit profile of the Rhône varieties with the distinctively stony, iron-rich minerality derived from the vineyard's cobbly volcanic terroir.
🍾 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.