What Bedrock wine are you drinking tonight?

[Rich_Brown]

@Steve_Gautier

Sorry for the thread drift, but have you opened a 2010 Pagani recently? Been eyeing those lately but its been a bit since I’ve checked in. Last time I had one was April 2020. It was fantastic on PnP but I noted that I felt it had plenty of time left. I have one left. Think I will wait at least another year to open it. Awesome Steve - thank you! I’ll plan to do the same. [[cheers.gif]]

Had my last 2010 Pagani. Continues to be a wonderful wine that appears to have plenty of time left.

Boom! Great stuff buddy - thank you! Turns out i have 2 so probably time to open one

[Daniel_S]

@Uli_K

Not sure why people were disappointed. My two bottles were very enjoyable.

Lulu set a high bar on what I was expecting. For me, the biggest issue I have is the thick mouthfeel clashing with the delicate palate.

There seems to be an uptick in positive comments for the wine as the outside temp warms up. I am wondering if releasing it as the weather was cooling had an impact on perception. I’ll dig out another bottle once we have a reasonably warm day on the coast.

[David_Bu3ker]

@Daniel_S

@Uli_K

Not sure why people were disappointed. My two bottles were very enjoyable.

Lulu set a high bar on what I was expecting. For me, the biggest issue I have is the thick mouthfeel clashing with the delicate palate.

There seems to be an uptick in positive comments for the wine as the outside temp warms up. I am wondering if releasing it as the weather was cooling had an impact on perception. I’ll dig out another bottle once we have a reasonably warm day on the coast.

“Thick mouthfeel” bears no relation to what I drank.

[Ryan_McMahon]

It’s been a few months since I’ve had ode to Denise but I remember it being pretty drinkable, refreshing and overall pretty tasty. Definitely didn’t have a thick mouthfeel.

[Daniel_S]

Sounds like it has evolved. I noticed on the last bottle I opened that it was starting to thin out some. That was when I made the decision to bury them and give the remaining 3 bottles time.

[K_Kladder]

“Thick mouthfeel” is spot on from my perspective. Last had one at Easter and still was the same. I’ve said it before, it’s not bad, just different. To me, it’s a fall wine.

[Uli_K]

Didn’t occur to me, I’m sure it would be in my tasting notes if it did. Maybe it had to do with food pairing as well. I had my last bottle with harissa roasted chicken thighs (very rich broth with lots of fat and collagen).

[JustinP]

2014 Bedrock Heritage over the weekend. With the caveat I never drank this wine when it was younger, I think for my taste this bottle was slightly over the hill. The nose was genuinely gorgeous, I imagine this is the “Bedrock perfume” much discussed on this thread… but the palate was a bit flat, with insufficient acidity and mellow fruit. Could be an awkward adolescence and the wine improves when it has a chance for tertiary development, but right now this did not do a ton for me. Felt like a this stage the bottle age had sort of flattened the wine. Can’t win them all!

[Matt_Allen]

2016 Pagani Ranch Heritage. If you like darker fruited, zin based old vine field blends, this wine would be for you.

[S_Rash]

Was it open or was it tight and need more time in bottle?

[Matt_Allen]

I did not decant and just followed it in the glass over around two hours. It was plenty open for me. I have had a lot of 2016 and 2017 zin/blends in the last few months and this was in the middle in terms of perceived maturity.

[S_Rash]

Thanks Matt! Cheers

[Robert.A.Jr]

2015 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Evangelho Vineyard

I’m always a sucker for this wine. Easily the most high-toned red in the Bedrock stable. So lip-smackingly fresh. Big range of red fruits on the nose, with hints of citrus, florals and baking spice. Love the acidic lift as these candied bright fruits dance across the palate. About to eat some pizza, this will be perfect with it.

(93 pts.)

[David_Bu3ker]

Has been and remains my favorite Bedrock wine, pretty much regardless of vintage.

[Robert.A.Jr]

I should have mentioned, my wife really loved it last night. She does not drink much red wine at all, but definitely loves it with pizza. And her to favorites are by far Bedrock and Ridge Geyserville.

[T_Welch]

I came across a couple of these in our Bedrock stash yesterday and are planning on having pizza tonight. I’ll go stand one up now. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Rich_Brown]

@Robert.A.Jr

2015 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Evangelho Vineyard

I’m always a sucker for this wine. Easily the most high-toned red in the Bedrock stable. So lip-smackingly fresh. Big range of red fruits on the nose, with hints of citrus, florals and baking spice. Love the acidic lift as these candied bright fruits dance across the palate. About to eat some pizza, this will be perfect with it.

(93 pts.)

Nice man! Evangelho is admittedly not my favorite in the Bedrock lineup but the 15 is the best that ive had. That citrus not really stood out to me as well and added intrigue.

Great note bud! And bonus points that your wife digs it as well!

[Drew_Goin]

Thanks for sharing your tasting notes, Rob!!

“…The O&F Mataro was a whole different wine than the preceding ones. Bright red fruit with crazy acidity…I didn’t realize the ‘Ode to Lucien’ was 75% Mataro from the same vineyard as the O&F, happy to find that out..”


Quick Correction

Bedrock’s 2013, 2015, and 2018 “Ode to Lucien” Mataro (Mourvèdre) component came from Blocks 6 and 7 of the “Evangelho Vineyard”.

Mataro grapes were harvested from the “Bedrock Vineyard” to produce the “Ode to Lucien” blend in 2019.


Once and Future’s Contra Costa Mataro and Zinfandel wines are produced from “Oakley Road Vineyard” grapes.

[Rob_Isaacs]

Thanks for the clarification, must have thought Oakley meant Oakley Road Vineyard.

[AD_Northup]

2015 Weill Syrah is killer with 4ish hours of air in a decanter