Weill a Way Vineyard Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb chops, grilled ribeye steak, wild game stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the Weill a Way Vineyard, nestled in the rocky, volcanic foothills of the Sonoma Valley near Glen Ellen, this Syrah is a masterclass in Northern Rhône-inspired California winemaking. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW utilizes the vineyard's unique microclimate—where warm daytime temperatures are mitigated by cool afternoon breezes—to craft a wine of exceptional depth and structural integrity. The wine is typically fermented with a significant portion of whole clusters to enhance its savory, aromatic complexity and structured tannins, then aged in French oak barrels with a minimal footprint of new wood. The result is a Syrah that beautifully balances intense dark fruit with classic Old World signatures of cracked black pepper, cured meats, black olives, and dried lavender, paying homage to the great wines of Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie while remaining distinctively Californian.
🍾 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.