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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 81 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by RichEB1 on 12/30/2022 & rated 91 points: As many know, I love me some age on my Bedrock's. That said, I think this 2012 Papara might be a drink in the near-term wine. Perfectly integrated and drinking well, but maybe a little less exciting than past tastings. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this....but will probably drink my last bottles in the next year or so. (796 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 10/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Dark smokey fruit with brambly blackberry and blueberry (645 views) | | | Tasted by bavaur on 7/12/2021 & rated 90 points: Brought down to cellar temperature and then decanted for two hours. The nose is extremely subtle but has very clear Zinfandel notes of chocolate, earth and rustic red fruits. Really not that full-bodied on the palate and this didn’t stand up well to a fairly mild spaghetti bolognese. Without food this has a light, contemplative finish. Not bad, but expected some more depth and complexity. (1343 views) | | | Tasted by Backdoctor on 2/7/2021 & rated 91 points: Drinking well. Red fruits on palate. Easy drinker (1336 views) | | | Tasted by Sonoma-W on 1/23/2021 & rated 92 points: Quite tasty. Great strawberry fruit; younger tasting than expected. Definitely similar to the Carlisle from 2 nights earlier. (1218 views) | | | Tasted by eschwet on 12/16/2020 & rated 92 points: Still tight after 2 hours of air. Still room for this one to age. K liked better than the 2012 Carignane. Full bodied. Fruit still forward with spice/pepper. Will revisit in 3-5? Years. (1172 views) | | | Tasted by Jahull03 on 8/28/2020: in a great spot. settled in, yet still feels fresh. (1213 views) | | | Tasted by jaumealaska on 6/23/2020 & rated 91 points: PnP. Ruby to garnet on the edges medium clarity and body. Expressive nose of savory dark fruits some spice. Body is medium full, bright with dark fruits and medium tannins. Finish cut a bit short or would have given it a few more points. Beautiful wine that is drinking well. (964 views) | | | Tasted by wilypod on 5/5/2020 & rated 92 points: Rich dark red color just beginning to show signs of age. The Bedrock Papera fuses cool climate perfume and spice of RRV Zinfandel and the crunchy substance and savory red fruit of Carignan. Nothing in the Bedrock line up I love more, especially the Spanish Priorat mouthfeel. The 2012 is in a good spot now. (996 views) | | | Tasted by Dnacabernet on 12/15/2019 & rated 92 points: This bottling drank very well on night one. Terrific energy, structure, freshness, and fruit. Russian River Zinfandel (54%) dominates the profile. The wine dropped off on night two - still tasty but it lost a lot of the original energy. (1137 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 12/14/2019 & rated 93 points: Just one of many really excellent Heritage class wines from this maker. This is a stunner in the glass! (975 views) | | | Tasted by oenophilemoose on 12/8/2019 & rated 90 points: Decanted and vigorously swirled. Decent but lacked wow factor. (980 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 10/12/2019 & rated 90 points: Has become much more integrated and somewhat less tannic since previous bottle ten months ago. Still almost exclusively red fruits on the nose and on the palate. Just a little too tannic to be well balanced (wish I had another bottle to try in a year). Medium body at best, with a good finish. Obviously has plenty of life left in it. (966 views) | | | Tasted by Martin Redmond on 9/18/2019 & rated 92 points: Opaque crimson cole with gorgeous aromatics of leather black and red fruit, white pepper, licorice and baking spice. On the palate it’s full-bodied with ample fruit and balancing bright acidity with velvety well integrated tannins and boysenberry, black raspberry liqueur, black cherry, spice, black licorice plum skin flavors with a long finish! 14.7% abv (1079 views) | | | Tasted by PSUSteve on 4/25/2019: This bottle seemed off. (1129 views) | | | Tasted by gmbdds on 3/15/2019 & rated 92 points: Surprisingly forward with all kinds of red and black berries. Zesty and delicious. Love the cracked pepper note. (1052 views) | | | Tasted by Bob in NC on 12/31/2018 & rated 90 points: Yummy and jammy old vine goodness. A great wine with food or drinking on its own. (1241 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 12/1/2018 & rated 90 points: Had alongside a 2012 Papera zin from Carlisle. While the Carlisle showed red AND black fruit, the Bedrock was all red, with somewhat less depth. Even after 2+ hours of air, the Bedrock was still pretty tannic.. More significantly, it was somewhat disjointed - fruit, alcohol, tannins, etc. were not integrated into a more seamless whole. All of that suggests to me that it needs at least another year or two in the bottle, after which it may well merit a higher score. (1050 views) | | | Tasted by jfagan on 10/25/2018 & rated 92 points: PnP. Dark bright crimson with purple tones. Great nose with high-toned notes of spice and red fruit. Very complex. Juicy flavors of red fruit, sweet spice and licorice. The tannins play well with vibrant acidity to carry the flavors into a long, refreshing finish. 92 pts. Drink now to 2023. (1320 views) | | | Tasted by PSUSteve on 4/19/2018 & rated 93 points: PnP. Loved the complexity. Red fruit leaning towards raspberry with plums and a dark, spicy component. (1403 views) | | | Tasted by Oldmanzin on 2/17/2018 & rated 92 points: Dark fruit combine with savory notes to create a Zinfandel based wine that is full of excitement. Wonderful texture and depth. Decanted for thirty minutes. This wine still has a lot of up side, but it is drinking wonderfully today. (1544 views) | | | Tasted by Curt11 on 10/12/2017 & rated 93 points: Great fruit intensity and acid balance. Brambly black fruit. Still plenty of tannin but has rounded out a little. Last bottle was 3 years ago and this has many more to go. No rush but really memorable now. (1790 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 7/3/2017 & rated 92 points: Maroon in color. 14.7% ABV. Sensational nose of red and black fruits, leather and pepper. Fresh and vibrant with tons of acidity. Rich and plush with fruit in spades. Raspberry liqueur, boysenberries, plums and white pepper on the palate. The finish is long and spicy. For me, 2012 is the vintage where Bedrock took it to another level. Exceptionally well made wines across the board. Drink the Papera over the next 2-3 years. (1970 views) | | | Tasted by dhammer53 on 6/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Drank this at a weekend BBQ in the Hamptons. Everyone loved this. Sorry, no notes. Drink or hold. (1853 views) | | | Tasted by blakel on 3/25/2017: Drank at a dinner party with a large group, didn't get to pay attention, but everyone at the table raved about this. (1706 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174
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| Bedrock Wine Co. Producer website2012 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Papera RanchFrom release newsletter:
2012 Papera Ranch Heritage Wine: 2012 is the first vintage in the three years that I have worked with this amazing vineyard in the Piner-Olivet area of the Russian River Valley that we have been able to coferment the 40+% interplanted Carignane with the Zinfandel to create the Heritage wine: in 2010 the whole vineyard was lost to the extreme heat of August 24th, in 2011 the Carignane just never made it through the soup of October. And thank goodness we got to, as the resulting wine is a truly singular expression of old-vine goodness from the Russian River Valley. It is a bright and beautiful, youthfully rambunctious wine. This will certainly reward a year or two of time-out in the cellar though extended decanting will allow this wine to show well in the short-term. $36Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Papera RanchBedrock Wine Co. has the honor to receive the diverse Block 6 from Papera Ranch vineyard, composed of about 50% old-vine Zinfandel and 40% Carignan, with a sprinkling of Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Valdiguié.
From release email
2020 Papera Ranch Heritage Wine, Russian River Valley
Located at the heart of the Piner/Olivet area of Russian River Valley, Papera Ranch is one of the great crus for old vines in California thanks to the amazing work done by its owner Stuart Coulson, one of the great champions of old vines in Russian River Valley. The wines from this ranch combine the vibrant, blue-toned fruit of the Russian River Valley with the density of low-cropping old vines. Our block of the ranch, which includes eleven different varieties along with a large slug of Carignan, plays up the natural brightness of the site with the added spice and energy brought by the mixed varieties. Papera is like Dolly Parton, Rick Rubin or Quincy Jones: it just produces hit after hit after hit. $45
Podcast minute mark: 40:20Papera RanchPapera Ranch (Formerly Carlo's Ranch) vineyard is an old-vine Zinfandel vineyard, located on the eastern side of the Laguna de Santa Rosa in the Russian River AVA, Sonoma County, California. Just a stone's throw from Carlisle Vineyard, this "grand dame" of the Russian River Valley was planted in 1934 by Charley (Carlo) Papera. While many old-vine vineyards contain plenty of mixed black varieties, most of the blocks at Papera Ranch are 95+% zinfandel. One block, however, does contain a significant amount of carignane with a sprinkling of Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Valdiguié. Given its cool location, this vineyard is typically picked in late October. These old vines are head trained and dry farmed to produce high quality harvests, resulting in intensely flavorful grapes.
Details on weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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