2011 Bedrock Wine Co. The Bedrock Heritage
Community Tasting Note
wilypod Likes this wine:
Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 2011-- Complex, spicy Côte Rotie nose, dark fruits, mint, and licorice, dried cherry and fig, cocoa, lightly oaked. Good acidity in the mouth with a Big Bang, expanding intensity effect, medium long finish, a bit hot and baked at the end. Tannins are Bordeaux-like but moderate and tamed. I did not decant but recommend decanting for an hour at least. 92-93
2012 -- This is almost identical in profile to the 2011 but gets there more effortlessly. The dark berry, fruity, minty aromas are fresher. Easygoing and generous with a Napa Cab sensuality to it. Slightly more forward and minty, smoother, and weightier in the mouth, with a nice, refined dark chocolate finish. Double decanted. 94
2014 -- This needs another one to four years and was like drinking a great Syrah or Cab too early. The tannins are rich with a pronounced edge (but not fierce by any means). Bold notes of cedar, blackberry, cassis and licorice, with clove and cardamom. Tremendous sense of spice, substance, and extract, integrated well enough, albeit still en route to a more elegant expression. Double decanted 4 hours. 92-95
2016 -- One can taste the refined and complex 2011 lurking inside this lively animal, bursting with rich aromas and flavors. Like the 2014 there is loads of fruit and spice, but it already seems better integrated than the 2014. Still wait a few years. Double decanted 4 hours. 93-94
The 2012, 2014, and 2016 all seem built for 10 years. The 2011 seems in a peak drinking window now.
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Comment posted by petermpls:
6/28/2019 6:42:00 PM - Thank you for posting such detailed notes on your vertical tasting.
Comment posted by wilypod:
6/28/2019 10:08:00 PM - Context: We were four couples. The 2012 was the favorite. I preferred the unruly 2014. But everyone had good things to say about all four and their shared identity.