What Bedrock wine are you drinking tonight?

In the camp that this needed more time sideways. Forward and heavy fruit attack with easy to find tannins. Deep purple color and wine was like expected upon viewing. Popped and then minimal decant. Still really primary.

Good, just not great. Got buzzed fast too!

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Nice. 2023 lives up to the hype imo.

Yep, that sounds about right! I feel like Lorenzo’s is one of the most structured wines that they make (along with Oakville Farmhouse). I legit think the 09 might live forever, ha!

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We had a 2009 Old Lakeville Vineyard Syrah last night which was in a great spot.

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2017 Bedrock Compagni Portis Vineyard

Golden, waxy, honey and honeysuckle, lychee, lemon oil, orange. Smashing wine.

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Just had the 2012 Old Vine Zin Sonoma County on Sunday, and it’s drinking really well right now. Still lots of rich fruit, a bit of tannin still, but really open and showy with an hour of air. I realize Bedrock has gotten bigger and needs to source more fruit for the CA bottling now, but these old Sonoma Zins have aged really well.

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Have patience. I am dumb. Don’t be me.

Outstanding stuff here. Just forget about it for a long while.

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My experience with the vineyard specific Bedrock as well. Best I’ve had is the 2014 Monte Rosso so far. I drank is early 2025.

Bud! How many bottles in were you before you said to yourself ‘yeah…I’m gonna open this 4 year old California cab right now!’ :wink:

Seriously though, really appreciate the early look!

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I had the massa two weeks ago.tons of life left but I dont regret it or than it was my last one!

  • 2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Evangelho Vineyard - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County (10/18/2025)
    Not decanted but poured in a large Bordeaux stem for 2hrs. Always had a soft spot for Evangelho, the survival story of the vines, and the delicate, unassuming and quiet confidence of the wine itself. This 17 last night was really in the zone and one of the better examples I can recall from recent memory. Gentle strawberry tones have added a darker edge from my last bottle in 2020. Layered, savory, and just the right amount of closing sweetness. Typicity of this site is clear cut, the loamy slightly sandy quality and still snappy acidity. While I don’t think Evangelho will ever be a long distance runner, it’s clear this wine at least has benefited tremendously over the last 5 years.

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Had this the other night. 2018 Cab Pfeffer, Enz Vineyard. Forgot to grab a pic of the bottle but got one in the glass.

This was…just ok. Strong acidity which i normally love but the fruit is somewhat muddled and just overall not very exciting. Maybe it needs more time? Maybe this is how Cab Pfeffer is? Not sure but I have 2 more bottles left that I will probably hold for a bit to see what happens.

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I bet it would have paired exceptionally well with this, and you should have insisted from your Butler that your Chef would have prepared it!

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Bedrock kinda weekend.

2010 Bedrock / Bedrock

I love this wine. A bit more savory than some vintages of Bedrock/Bedrock which plays really well with the hint of citrus/orange-peel that makes this vineyard so unique. Drinking incredibly well now as it has for a while, but I have zero doubt it will hold at this level for many, many years and continue to evolve in a very interesting (and delicious) way. Very happy to have quite a few of these in the cellar for the long-haul



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I almost opened that one last night! Decided to go with a 2012 Griffin’s Lair instead.

Cork issues with this one unfortunately, dried and crumbled. Haven’t really had that issue with Bedrock before, win some lose some. The wine was ok but not as expressive as I hoped for.

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My memory of those when I popped them (all early) is they didn’t seem long-lived

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Yep, i can definitely see that! I literally have zero experience with Cab Pfeffer so had no idea what to do with these bottles, ha!

Winter release podcast (yesterday) dropping before the save the date! (today)…

Loads to love in this release, Evangelho Carignan and last year of the Under the Mountain Heritage #'s 1 and 2 for me to load up on

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  • 2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Beduccini - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (10/21/2025)
    open for 30 minutes. Still a nice dark medium purple. Dark berry and cherry nose, little bit of (I agree) ![IMG_5741|375x500](upload://uwMtPebwWCSPbhsEeFCkO9nt7EM.jpeg) anise. Early taste is big, jammy, a bit hot and bold.

    About an hour later, some of the edge has gone, leaving the deep purple fruit flavor with just a little bramble. Lots of spice on the finish, with a little blood orange note of citrus. Pretty good, still forever to go though, so no rush on these.

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