2009 Bedrock Wine Co. Old Vine Zinfandel
See wine detailsThis is the first vintage for this wine and I could not be happier with it. The backbone of the wine is 7 barrels from the 1919 plantings at Morse Vineyard. Added to this are a 500‐liter puncheon of Bedrock Vineyard Zinfandel, and a barrel of Stellwagen Vineyard. The blend is rounded out with a puncheon each from Los Chamizal vineyard, Rossi Ranch, and Topolos Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain. I chose Sonoma Valley, not only because it is home, but because I love the perfumed, spicy, red‐ fruited character that the best Sonoma Valley Zinfandels achieve. All the lots were vinified with native yeasts to complete dryness, were manually punched‐down and basket pressed by moi (or friends I conned into helping me), and put down to 18% new French oak. The wine is dark, perfumed, spicy, and even a bit richer than I expected.