Medium to dark ruby. Nose has a sweet profile of brown sugar and baking spice, then a little bit of burnt toast. Palate displays good energy, some alcohol. Medium to full in body, cherry liqueur, also slightly jammy and robust, finishing with notes of Mediterranean herbs, oregano and rosemary.
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Hmm... I just checked and found that I have written 78 TNs on Bedrock wines. Is that a good thing, or does it suggest I ought to expand my wine horizons? I still very much enjoy what Morgan and Chris do with their Bedrock wines. For the $39 club price I paid, this is an excellent wine. Goodness knows, I have paid more money for much lesser wines!
I have to agree with other tasters who have suggested that this wine simply does not come out of the glass screaming, "I'm a California zin!" It makes you ponder a bit. It is more sophisticated and nuanced than most zins at the $40 (or less) price point. We got a mélange of dark fruits mixed with brighter cherry-toned flavors. But it also gave us a sense of earthiness and maybe pipe tobacco. Quite enjoyable. Decanted for 1.5 hours before enjoying.
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Blind tasting Medium ruby, filtered Aromatics medium +. Initially there is a blend of pencil lead, iron and dust for which there is probably a better descriptor but I couldn't think what it would be. Seemed like early tertiaries. Behind this a brown cherry and later some mint. No new oak for me but apparently 40%. Palate has a medium + body. Acid medium +. Tannins medium + to high, but relatively fine grained. Alcohol medium +. Ripe dark but bitter plums and cocoa powder. Finish has a medium + length. Balanced I guessed a 2013 right bank Bordeaux. Zinfandel never entered my mind I suspect this should be held for a number of years
Medium garnet with slight clearing at rim Medium plus aromas of blueberry/ boysenberry and dark plum - slight jammy notes and underlying dried herbs Medium plus bodied with tight palate of plum and green stemmy notes Medium plus tannins and medium plus alcohol with medium acidity Great length led by fruit and tannin This wine still feels like it has a lot to offer but isn't doing so at this time - would hold another 3-5 yrs
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2 hour decant. Nose: blackberries, cinnamon, licorice, dark chocolate. Palate: blackberries, leather, dark chocolate, still high in alcohol, tart blueberries. Medium tannins, long finish, full body.
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Consumed over 2 days, stored in a Somm du Vin, note from day 2. Appearance: Clear, medium ruby with slight edge clouding but no browning. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with developing aromas of black and red fruit - blackberry and strawberry, spice, leather, and sweet tobacco. Palate: Dry, medium acid, medium tannins are a little grippy, medium+ body, medium intensity, 14.6% abv with flavors of sweet tobacco, strawberry, earth, and cinnamon with a medium+ finish.
Balance: Excellent-Outstanding - wonderful balance between the primary fruit and the tobacco and spice notes Length: Excellent Intensity: Very Good- Excellent Complexity: Excellent
Overall, an excellent Zin based blend showing plenty of life at 7 years of age. The wonderful balance between the primary fruit and secondary/tertiary spice, tobacco, and earthy characteristics shine the brightest here. At, or near peak, with several more years of life left.
I should note that zinfandel (or zinfandel blends) has never aligned well with my palate, but I truly did enjoy this. My 91 likely translates to a 93-94 for most scorers of this wine. So, to summarize - it's good shit.
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Bought from auction. Decanted for several hours. Blackberry, violet, tobacco some orange notes, and a bit of pepper. Primay fruit has subsided, putting this in a nice balance with the more savory elements. Still some chewy tannins, nice acid. 14.6% ABV, no heat. A serious wine, would be good with food drink now with decant, this has many years to go, although my personal preference is <7 yrs.
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Still locked up tight, but brimming with material. High toned zin fruit, but welded to a full bodied, imposing structure full of chalky minerals, beef boullion, cocoa powder, medium fine tannins, and a sweep of dried hay and flowers, not unlike an old school St Emilion (Canon maybe). Some really lovely cherry pit and cherry skin essence on the back palate. I’m starting to think that the more structured Bedrocks really should follow the rule of 15... and why not, it’s a world class wine to match the rest. 93 now, maybe 95+ in another decade.
Decanted for 90 minutes. Good balance of fruit and acid. A little white pepper blended in. Good depth and lengthy finish. Still needs a good decant before drinking.
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Bedrock/Bedrock is arguably my favorite of Morgan's lineup, and also one of the Cuvées that I feel demands the most bottle age. While I enjoyed this 2016, it still felt fairly tight to me.....which is more/less what I expected. Better on day 2 where i got more of the dusty red fruits and citrus/orange note on the finish that I expect from this Vineyard. Just checking in on some 2016s and I think they, for the most part, need more time. I'll definitely be keeping my hands off my remaining Bedrock/Bedrock's for at least 2 to 3 years.
On the third day this opened up a lot. Mouthful of blackberry, nutmeg and other spice notes. Still had to open up a bit more, so I do think it has a good many years to resolve the tannins.
Nose: blackberry, cassis, smoke, damp forest floor. Palate: some blackberry, mainly tertiary taking over. Mushrooms, damp forest floor. The fruit is lost. Smooth, full body.
Third bottle. This was the weakest. Interesting nose at first but in the end it tastes a bit confected, and a touch hot on the nose and the palate. Decent.
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This is guarded. I get some of the previously listed descriptors. Initially, muted spiced plum & smoke, opening to raspberry liqueur, followed by cinnamon & pie spice notes with a hint of terroir. Not rounded or yielding much richness. Light but prickly tannins on the finish accentuate a still firm structure. More open day 2? but also more drying on the finish. Not sure if this has the stuff to improve beyond next year. Complex but not a lot of fun.
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A much better showing than my last bottle, though still a 'drink now' for me. Very dark and burly nose of spice plums, raspberry liqueur, smoke, amaro, and a touch of oak. Fine grain tannin is mostly in the background now, enough acidity over two days. Finishes crisp with a slight bitter tone.
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An engaging nose of ripe raspberry and strawberry, cinnamon stick, and some oak that feels like espresso or a light roast coffee. The palate has more ripe berries at the core, before transitioning to nutmeg, cinammon and some other spice driven notes. Ripe tannins — sort of a subtle glossy texture. Very good.
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Pop and pour. Tasted on its own. Dark purple color. Nice nose of dark berries, some spice notes and touch of oak. Ripe rich round fruit with good acidity. Lifted with the acidity the wine shows vibrancy and depth of flavors. Delicious.
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Good, oak forward, strawberry and raspberry central. Still pretty tannic needs a decant. Issue here is I usually taste these in the company of Carlisle....
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Super ripe cherry, raspberry, cranberry, dried earth, cedar, spice box, medium+ tannins still at this age, white pepper on the finish. Needs another few years to shed some of the tannic backbone. Still good now, but I’d wait a few.
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This was a lovely, fruit-forward, jammy Zin meritage. Yummy stuff. Paired great with my buddy's smoked ribs, and a frog bench farms lettuce salad. Zin's are made for ribs and this one has a real sweetness to it that works well with BBQ sauce.
I love this wine. Even though it likely will get better with age. Plummy with black fruit and spice. Dense flavors, round tannins and a long finish. I hope to try again in a year and see if the wine opens up even more.
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Back when this was released this was one of the best young Bedrock Heritage vintages I had tasted. Two years since this hasn't quite gone in the direction I would like, but it may just be in an awkward place for my preference.
The nose is still knockout, beautifully plummy with smoky undertones, medicinal herbs, and jam. The palate has gotten quite sweet seeming, liqueur like without as much structure to back it up, makes it a bit tiring to drink. Hopefully this will fade back into balance in a few years.
Medium to full bodied with a gorgeous ruby hue. Blackberry, plumb sauce, licorice snap and crushed asphalt all balance out through a long satisfying finish.
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Lovely red and black fruits on the nose, a hint of spice and warmth. Not overly complex and didn’t evolve much although it was consumed fairly quickly. Bedrock is always a crowd pleaser although I found this, along with some other recent bottles, lacking a wow factor. Sadly I think a similar experience can be had for less money.
Part of vertical tasting of 14, 15 , 16. Ah, this is it. This is the normal Bedrock Heritage I'm used to. Powerful but refined. Garnet, with hints of purple, with developing meniscus. Raspberry, cherry and plum on the nose and the palate. (Carole had strawberry as well). Fresh and balanced, yet impactful. This could clearly go a few more years (but after tasting the 15 I was concerned). But no worries. Drinking well now with overtones of olive and light earth mixed in - but I think this will get better over the next 2-5 years.
Red and blue fruits, bramble, baking spice on the nose. Good fruit and structure on the palate. Quite a bit more heft then I remember on other vintages. Needed a couple hours in the decanter to unwind and settle down. Very enjoyable.
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Lots of berry--raspberry, cherry--and stone fruit--plum, nectarine--leads this wine.Quite lively acid gives a terrific mouth sensation, Sturdy tannin. This is a winner-winner wine--terrific to drink now, but, most assuredly, one that will be enjoyed for quite a few more years.
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Medium to medium deep red. Black fruit. A hint of floral. Funky B12 or Vegemite note. Pruney Zin notes. Heavy not bright. Big rich palate. Power although structural and slightly hollow. Rustic rather than polished.
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PNP-Consumed over two days. Zinfandel blend co-fermented with a large variety of other grapes from the Sonoma Valley floor. Waves of red and blue fruit provide a cascade of flavors and aromas. I’m New to this producer and will be a fun one to have in the cellar at a bargain compared to Napa.
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14.6% abv. Medium dark ruby, very aromatic. Red cherry, mint, white pepper and a floral uplift on the finish. Excellent depth and length. This wine is just beginning to open up and should improve noticeably over the next 5-8 years. That said, it is very enjoyable now. I have more for later!
Very deep garnet with purple flashes. Wonderful spice-laden nose, also bringing black fruit, plums, white pepper, and coffee. All very well integrated in a full body. Long finish with light cherry and a dusting of tannins. Serious, big, and delicious.
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Wife pulled this bottle, otherwise would have benefited from a few more years. Nice bouquet, red fruit, funk on the nose which started to blow off. Some complexity, but bet this goes up 2-3 points with more cellar time. Nice, year after year my favorite wine from Bedrock.
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Exquisite! Beautiful red fruit flavors especially a sweet red cheery. Pure and then some. No defects. Great mouthfeel. This is the best Bedrock Heritage wine I've ever tasted!
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This is truly a red blend--27 varieties with Zin being about 50% according to the Bedrock website. They recommend double decanting and letting it air for a day or so. I thought it was ready on day one and didn't really improve much on days 2/3. I wasn't as impressed as the wine makers but will let my other 3 bottles age for another year or so.
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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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Spicy and savory over meat and blackberry aromas, adding floral rose notes with time. It’s densely and deeply layered in the mouth, with black fruit and leather, but will benefit from those layers loosening up and showing more with time. Might benefit from another year or two, though it’s really enjoyable already, and can probably last to 2030.
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Good fruit, energy, and intensity overall. But fairly ripe, too ripe on the palate. Tasted best though after several hours of decanting and at cooler temps (closer to 60F).
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Deep ruby. Aromas of black cherries, blueberries, fresh and dried fruits, violets, vanilla. On the palate the wine is dry, full bodied with medium acidity, medium plus fine ripe tannins, medium plus alcohol and medium plus intensity of flavors-black and red cherries, blackberries blueberries, dried fruits, vanilla. The wine is well balanced, complex, and drinking well now but can be held another few years.
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Drew another glass from the coravin (3.5 months later and the first time I've revisited a coravined wine). Nose had prunes and a sour cherry (perhaps what I called pomegranate in August?). Quite a wall of tannin that really coats the mouth and palate.
I really am wondering about the longevity of wines sampled with coravin. I'm not opening a 2nd bottle of this beauty to taste against but it really feels a bit more "aged" (port-like) than I recall last time, and that is typical of bedrock.
Sad that I never noted this wine until now, 10 days after consumption. This is a wonderful wine (90+) of such elegance and breadth as to encourage comparisons with fine mid-weight Burgundies. It was lifted and complex and the Zin at the core of it was weightless and perfectly ripe.
Sadder still that a clerk at a solid wine shop had recommended this to me as I added to couple bottles to those I'd selected myself. I now see that it was priced at $24 (750ml). Based on how good it was, I searched again for it and have concluded that the retailer had likely flipped the "4" and the "2", handing me an unintended bargain!
Drew a glass from a coravin (a recent gift) to try it out. Dark purple, but not opaque. Wine was really unique. A good deal of a red fruit I couldn't quite place- maybe pomegranate. Also some dark cherry and a smokiness that I associate with syrah. It had great body and was mouthcoating. It reminded me somewhat of the Ritual from Relic.
I absolutely think it would benefit from age and/or a decant so this score could go up, but fun to drink immediately too. At others have said, this is a great QPR (typical of Bedrock).
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Darker fruit with a subtle smoky quality. A little sharp black pepper on the back end. This wine has noticeable tannins and feels a little disjointed right now. I think this needs a little time to come together -- and am excited to come back to it.
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For $39, very difficult to beat the quality and goodness year-over-year. Remarkable that 27 different grape varietals have been blended so perfectly into this bottle. Beautiful bouquet of flower and fruit, a little bit of spice and earth, soft plush texture in the mouth and smooth tannins. I've not found any person that doesn't enjoy this wine. If I could live with only one wine, this would likely be it.
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This wine was PnP, served at a tasting, then returned to cellar temp with 1/4 of the bottle left for day 2. Alongside, we tried a ‘15 Smith Haut Lafite and a 14 Numanthia. The bedrock over delivers at $40. Initially, it opened with a purple hue and strong vanillin notes with sweet tannins. In time (or perhaps compared to the other wines) the spice box element came forward and the structure began to appear more rustic. There is plenty of fruit and fun to be had but for me this is a 5 year wine at minimum. I can’t tell you exactly why but you can taste the potential for improvement in this wine. What was I even thinking?
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Decidedly unique! The wine features a south Italy variety character...although not particularly a south Italy profile, on account of its restraint, firmness, and non-obtrusive alcohol. Layered bouquet, featuring amalgams of juicy black berries, dried fruits, herbs, teas, salinity, coal, bramble, iodine, blackstrap molasses, and black earth. The wine tastes as it smells, carried and lifted by a compact frame, complex tannins, and intriguing balance. The interwoven dark berry, coal, saline minerality, and blackstrap molasses elements stand out on the palate. As with the same vintage Old Vine Zinfandel, the wine's tremendous appeal results from its purity, or put differently, the absence of alterations, any sense of manufacture, disjointed alcohol, jamminess, and sweetness. Made for food and quite versatile. Likely to evolve for a decade or longer, and last through 2035. Ridiculously interesting! 93-94.
P.S. My 9,000th note. Kind of cool. Here's to 10,000!
Extremely young but with decant some very accessible notes of damson plum, rich blue/black berry fruits, coughdrop, and grilled herbs. Somewhat like a young Chateauneuf du Pape on the nose, but the palate is more structured with tart acidity and rough grained tannin on the tip of the tongue. Decanted and served with both fat and protein this just sang. Try again in 5 years..
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May have been a flawed bottle. I didn’t think this was a 90+ wine. Not a lot of depth. I have a second bottle and will revise if necessary after tasting.
375ml bottle. At home in San Fran. Appearance is clear, medium intensity, purple colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of black peppers, white peppers, olives, brambly herbs, cedarwood, black cherries, blackberries, boysenberries, touch of vanilla. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (14.6%), fine smooth medium tannins that get slightly more tough textured with more air, full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of black cherries, blackberries, boysenberries, black and white peppers, olives, cedarwood, baking spices, brambly earth, salty minerals. Long finish. Very good quality. Lots of complexity and depth despite it generally seeming quite soft. Certainly interesting to see how this develops over the next 5 years. Feels very much like a black fruited version of Ridge's Zinfandel blends to me. A blend of 19 different varieties planted at the Bedrock Vineyard since 1888. Including Zinfandel, Carignane, Mataro, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet. Aged in 40% new French oak.
Had just a quick taste of this. Really impressive depth and aromatics. Surprisingly concentrated and leaning more towards blue and black fruit, rather than the red fruit I was expecting.
Deep, dark reddish-purple in color, essentially opaque. Full, forward, & fragrant nose of intense, ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of briary & earthy/dusty notes, spice notes of cloves & anise, some pepper, herbs, dark cocoa, minerals & a slight hint of cedar in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced, & still somewhat rough textured, lush, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, minerals & dark cocoa. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but has the ripe fruit & firm structure to continue development with necessary & further aging. Indicative blend: Predominantly Zinfandel (40%) with a field blend of Carignan, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir de la Calmette, Syrah, Tempranillo, Trousseau, Mission, Merlot & more.
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50% Zin 20% Carignan with 27 varieties all together with vines going back to 1888. Red fruits along with some blueberry. Great structure, not overly ripe, more old school style. Winery said it's young and it is, but I couldn't resist. Don't touch for another 3-5 yrs.
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Powerful, a seriously good effort from Bedrock. Takes a little while to open up, and I agree that a few years in the cellar will be rewarded.
Tannins, fruit and acidity in rapid sequence, pretty balanced for a big relatively new wine. Maybe 50% Zinfandel and the rest field blend I find this wine to be new world yes but with an effort to respect the origins.
Hope to have this again, and congrats to Eric who has good capabilities to convert taste/flavor to words!
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The nose was wonderfully fresh and vivid with crushed stone dust and spice giving way to pomegranate, bright cherry, exotic florals, savory herbs and hints of animal musk. On the palate, I found a zesty, spicy expression offset by silky textures as tart mineral-laced cherry and blackberry saturated the senses, back by hints of violet candies and black licorice. The finish was incredibly long and intense with black fruits, crushed violets and hints of tannin clinging to the palate. There are so many layers in the 2016 Heritage that it’s exciting to think what a few years in the cellar might do, yet I’m finding it hard to resist already.
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3/2/2024 - rhyman Likes this wine: 93 Points
Did not decant. Fleshy, great mid palate, rounded and full of red and black fruit. Ready to go but has years left
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2/12/2024 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium to dark ruby. Nose has a sweet profile of brown sugar and baking spice, then a little bit of burnt toast. Palate displays good energy, some alcohol. Medium to full in body, cherry liqueur, also slightly jammy and robust, finishing with notes of Mediterranean herbs, oregano and rosemary.
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1/26/2024 - JERB wrote: 91 Points
Hmm... I just checked and found that I have written 78 TNs on Bedrock wines. Is that a good thing, or does it suggest I ought to expand my wine horizons? I still very much enjoy what Morgan and Chris do with their Bedrock wines. For the $39 club price I paid, this is an excellent wine. Goodness knows, I have paid more money for much lesser wines!
I have to agree with other tasters who have suggested that this wine simply does not come out of the glass screaming, "I'm a California zin!" It makes you ponder a bit. It is more sophisticated and nuanced than most zins at the $40 (or less) price point. We got a mélange of dark fruits mixed with brighter cherry-toned flavors. But it also gave us a sense of earthiness and maybe pipe tobacco. Quite enjoyable. Decanted for 1.5 hours before enjoying.
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1/25/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine: 93 Points
Took about an hour to open up. Dark fruit. Still brooding a bit. Nice layers. Had with fatty meat. Nice match.
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12/30/2023 - S.Wayne wrote: 89 Points
Blind tasting
Medium ruby, filtered
Aromatics medium +. Initially there is a blend of pencil lead, iron and dust for which there is probably a better descriptor but I couldn't think what it would be. Seemed like early tertiaries. Behind this a brown cherry and later some mint. No new oak for me but apparently 40%.
Palate has a medium + body. Acid medium +. Tannins medium + to high, but relatively fine grained. Alcohol medium +. Ripe dark but bitter plums and cocoa powder.
Finish has a medium + length. Balanced
I guessed a 2013 right bank Bordeaux. Zinfandel never entered my mind
I suspect this should be held for a number of years
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12/30/2023 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium garnet with slight clearing at rim
Medium plus aromas of blueberry/ boysenberry and dark plum - slight jammy notes and underlying dried herbs
Medium plus bodied with tight palate of plum and green stemmy notes
Medium plus tannins and medium plus alcohol with medium acidity
Great length led by fruit and tannin
This wine still feels like it has a lot to offer but isn't doing so at this time - would hold another 3-5 yrs
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12/24/2023 - matiasox@gmail.com wrote: 87 Points
2 hour decant. Nose: blackberries, cinnamon, licorice, dark chocolate. Palate: blackberries, leather, dark chocolate, still high in alcohol, tart blueberries. Medium tannins, long finish, full body.
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12/7/2023 - prasm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Consumed over 2 days, stored in a Somm du Vin, note from day 2. Appearance: Clear, medium ruby with slight edge clouding but no browning. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with developing aromas of black and red fruit - blackberry and strawberry, spice, leather, and sweet tobacco. Palate: Dry, medium acid, medium tannins are a little grippy, medium+ body, medium intensity, 14.6% abv with flavors of sweet tobacco, strawberry, earth, and cinnamon with a medium+ finish.
Balance: Excellent-Outstanding - wonderful balance between the primary fruit and the tobacco and spice notes
Length: Excellent
Intensity: Very Good- Excellent
Complexity: Excellent
Overall, an excellent Zin based blend showing plenty of life at 7 years of age. The wonderful balance between the primary fruit and secondary/tertiary spice, tobacco, and earthy characteristics shine the brightest here. At, or near peak, with several more years of life left.
I should note that zinfandel (or zinfandel blends) has never aligned well with my palate, but I truly did enjoy this. My 91 likely translates to a 93-94 for most scorers of this wine. So, to summarize - it's good shit.
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12/1/2023 - Maphill01 wrote:
Bought from auction. Decanted for several hours. Blackberry, violet, tobacco some orange notes, and a bit of pepper. Primay fruit has subsided, putting this in a nice balance with the more savory elements. Still some chewy tannins, nice acid. 14.6% ABV, no heat. A serious wine, would be good with food drink now with decant, this has many years to go, although my personal preference is <7 yrs.
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9/27/2023 - ohne_musik wrote: 93 Points
Still locked up tight, but brimming with material. High toned zin fruit, but welded to a full bodied, imposing structure full of chalky minerals, beef boullion, cocoa powder, medium fine tannins, and a sweep of dried hay and flowers, not unlike an old school St Emilion (Canon maybe). Some really lovely cherry pit and cherry skin essence on the back palate. I’m starting to think that the more structured Bedrocks really should follow the rule of 15... and why not, it’s a world class wine to match the rest. 93 now, maybe 95+ in another decade.
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8/13/2023 - RobbieC wrote:
Drinking well now with a good decant.
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6/11/2023 - westcoastwannabe wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 90 minutes. Good balance of fruit and acid. A little white pepper blended in. Good depth and lengthy finish. Still needs a good decant before drinking.
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10/26/2022 - RichEB1 wrote: 89 Points
Bedrock/Bedrock is arguably my favorite of Morgan's lineup, and also one of the Cuvées that I feel demands the most bottle age. While I enjoyed this 2016, it still felt fairly tight to me.....which is more/less what I expected. Better on day 2 where i got more of the dusty red fruits and citrus/orange note on the finish that I expect from this Vineyard. Just checking in on some 2016s and I think they, for the most part, need more time. I'll definitely be keeping my hands off my remaining Bedrock/Bedrock's for at least 2 to 3 years.
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10/23/2022 - rhyman Likes this wine: 90 Points
On the third day this opened up a lot. Mouthful of blackberry, nutmeg and other spice notes. Still had to open up a bit more, so I do think it has a good many years to resolve the tannins.
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7/17/2022 - cubswinws wrote: 90 Points
Still not very expressive. Re-sealed and will try again on day #2.
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7/3/2022 - matiasox@gmail.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose: blackberry, cassis, smoke, damp forest floor. Palate: some blackberry, mainly tertiary taking over. Mushrooms, damp forest floor. The fruit is lost. Smooth, full body.
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6/11/2022 - Wadham Cellar wrote: 88 Points
Third bottle. This was the weakest. Interesting nose at first but in the end it tastes a bit confected, and a touch hot on the nose and the palate. Decent.
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5/3/2022 - stokeme wrote: 90 Points
This is guarded. I get some of the previously listed descriptors. Initially, muted spiced plum & smoke, opening to raspberry liqueur, followed by cinnamon & pie spice notes with a hint of terroir. Not rounded or yielding much richness. Light but prickly tannins on the finish accentuate a still firm structure. More open day 2? but also more drying on the finish. Not sure if this has the stuff to improve beyond next year. Complex but not a lot of fun.
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4/30/2022 - ex-sommelier Likes this wine:
A much better showing than my last bottle, though still a 'drink now' for me. Very dark and burly nose of spice plums, raspberry liqueur, smoke, amaro, and a touch of oak. Fine grain tannin is mostly in the background now, enough acidity over two days. Finishes crisp with a slight bitter tone.
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3/19/2022 - Wadham Cellar wrote: 88 Points
1 hour decant. Kailedscope of flavor but falls short of great
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3/10/2022 - OaktownRush Likes this wine: 92 Points
An engaging nose of ripe raspberry and strawberry, cinnamon stick, and some oak that feels like espresso or a light roast coffee. The palate has more ripe berries at the core, before transitioning to nutmeg, cinammon and some other spice driven notes. Ripe tannins — sort of a subtle glossy texture. Very good.
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1/15/2022 - Ceo wrote: 95 Points
Continues
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12/23/2021 - t_moderne wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour. Tasted on its own.
Dark purple color.
Nice nose of dark berries, some spice notes and touch of oak.
Ripe rich round fruit with good acidity.
Lifted with the acidity the wine shows vibrancy and depth of flavors.
Delicious.
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12/6/2021 - michigan dogs Likes this wine:
broke bottle, bummer
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10/8/2021 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good, oak forward, strawberry and raspberry central. Still pretty tannic needs a decant. Issue here is I usually taste these in the company of Carlisle....
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6/19/2021 - joet626 Likes this wine: 92 Points
very good but not exceptional. Lots of dark fruits
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4/1/2021 - pakabear Likes this wine: 91 Points
Super ripe cherry, raspberry, cranberry, dried earth, cedar, spice box, medium+ tannins still at this age, white pepper on the finish. Needs another few years to shed some of the tannic backbone. Still good now, but I’d wait a few.
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3/27/2021 - mancuta Likes this wine: 93 Points
Blackberry, blueberry. Still has good tannin. Didn’t find it to be overly jammy.
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3/19/2021 - A&C Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was a lovely, fruit-forward, jammy Zin meritage. Yummy stuff. Paired great with my buddy's smoked ribs, and a frog bench farms lettuce salad. Zin's are made for ribs and this one has a real sweetness to it that works well with BBQ sauce.
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12/25/2020 - Theamaronefan Likes this wine: 92 Points
I love this wine. Even though it likely will get better with age. Plummy with black fruit and spice. Dense flavors, round tannins and a long finish. I hope to try again in a year and see if the wine opens up even more.
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10/30/2020 - ex-sommelier Likes this wine:
Back when this was released this was one of the best young Bedrock Heritage vintages I had tasted. Two years since this hasn't quite gone in the direction I would like, but it may just be in an awkward place for my preference.
The nose is still knockout, beautifully plummy with smoky undertones, medicinal herbs, and jam. The palate has gotten quite sweet seeming, liqueur like without as much structure to back it up, makes it a bit tiring to drink. Hopefully this will fade back into balance in a few years.
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9/26/2020 - djjagdish wrote: 93 Points
Medium to full bodied with a gorgeous ruby hue. Blackberry, plumb sauce, licorice snap and crushed asphalt all balance out through a long satisfying finish.
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8/29/2020 - Jvanwinkle Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lovely red and black fruits on the nose, a hint of spice and warmth. Not overly complex and didn’t evolve much although it was consumed fairly quickly. Bedrock is always a crowd pleaser although I found this, along with some other recent bottles, lacking a wow factor. Sadly I think a similar experience can be had for less money.
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7/16/2020 - caroleandjay Likes this wine: 94 Points
Part of vertical tasting of 14, 15 , 16.
Ah, this is it. This is the normal Bedrock Heritage I'm used to.
Powerful but refined.
Garnet, with hints of purple, with developing meniscus.
Raspberry, cherry and plum on the nose and the palate. (Carole had strawberry as well). Fresh and balanced, yet impactful. This could clearly go a few more years (but after tasting the 15 I was concerned). But no worries. Drinking well now with overtones of olive and light earth mixed in - but I think this will get better over the next 2-5 years.
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5/14/2020 - Craig15 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Red and blue fruits, bramble, baking spice on the nose. Good fruit and structure on the palate. Quite a bit more heft then I remember on other vintages. Needed a couple hours in the decanter to unwind and settle down. Very enjoyable.
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5/8/2020 - EMark Likes this wine:
Lots of berry--raspberry, cherry--and stone fruit--plum, nectarine--leads this wine.Quite lively acid gives a terrific mouth sensation, Sturdy tannin. This is a winner-winner wine--terrific to drink now, but, most assuredly, one that will be enjoyed for quite a few more years.
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4/28/2020 - Fat1Wombat wrote: 89 Points
Medium to medium deep red.
Black fruit. A hint of floral. Funky B12 or Vegemite note. Pruney Zin notes. Heavy not bright.
Big rich palate. Power although structural and slightly hollow.
Rustic rather than polished.
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4/18/2020 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 Points
PNP-Consumed over two days. Zinfandel blend co-fermented with a large variety of other grapes from the Sonoma Valley floor. Waves of red and blue fruit provide a cascade of flavors and aromas. I’m New to this producer and will be a fun one to have in the cellar at a bargain compared to Napa.
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4/18/2020 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 93 Points
14.6% abv. Medium dark ruby, very aromatic. Red cherry, mint, white pepper and a floral uplift on the finish. Excellent depth and length. This wine is just beginning to open up and should improve noticeably over the next 5-8 years. That said, it is very enjoyable now. I have more for later!
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3/21/2020 - VeniceCalif wrote: 90 Points
Very deep garnet with purple flashes. Wonderful spice-laden nose, also bringing black fruit, plums, white pepper, and coffee. All very well integrated in a full body. Long finish with light cherry and a dusting of tannins. Serious, big, and delicious.
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2/24/2020 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful zinfindel with red and black fruited notes and nice zippy finish. Would predict it to be at its peak in a year or two.
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2/9/2020 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Shows great potential!
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12/19/2019 - BigTex22 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wife pulled this bottle, otherwise would have benefited from a few more years. Nice bouquet, red fruit, funk on the nose which started to blow off. Some complexity, but bet this goes up 2-3 points with more cellar time. Nice, year after year my favorite wine from Bedrock.
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11/8/2019 - Susaninaustin Likes this wine: 92 Points
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10/31/2019 - 83Vintage wrote: 92 Points
Focused and pure with sappy red fruits and a spicy, pepper, orange rind that maintained good play between the ripeness, wood, spice and acid. Fun.
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10/3/2019 - mplsbruin wrote: 89 Points
Too soon. Should have read tasting notes and aggressively decanted. Have a couple more bottles - will hold a couple years or more.
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9/19/2019 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 95 Points
Exquisite! Beautiful red fruit flavors especially a sweet red cheery. Pure and then some. No defects. Great mouthfeel. This is the best Bedrock Heritage wine I've ever tasted!
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7/22/2019 - spicy1 wrote: 90 Points
This is truly a red blend--27 varieties with Zin being about 50% according to the Bedrock website. They recommend double decanting and letting it air for a day or so. I thought it was ready on day one and didn't really improve much on days 2/3. I wasn't as impressed as the wine makers but will let my other 3 bottles age for
another year or so.
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6/23/2019 - wilypod Likes this wine: 93 Points
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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6/5/2019 - pgm wrote: 92 Points
Spicy and savory over meat and blackberry aromas, adding floral rose notes with time. It’s densely and deeply layered in the mouth, with black fruit and leather, but will benefit from those layers loosening up and showing more with time. Might benefit from another year or two, though it’s really enjoyable already, and can probably last to 2030.
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5/21/2019 - Slaz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good fruit, energy, and intensity overall. But fairly ripe, too ripe on the palate. Tasted best though after several hours of decanting and at cooler temps (closer to 60F).
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4/23/2019 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely wine. Always one of the best in the Bedrock lineup. Seems clear to me that the 2016 Zin based wines outshine the 2015’s.
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4/14/2019 - dbay Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep ruby. Aromas of black cherries, blueberries, fresh and dried fruits, violets, vanilla. On the palate the wine is dry, full bodied with medium acidity, medium plus fine ripe tannins, medium plus alcohol and medium plus intensity of flavors-black and red cherries, blackberries blueberries, dried fruits, vanilla. The wine is well balanced, complex, and drinking well now but can be held another few years.
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3/19/2019 - passion4wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
This one is drinking excellent right now… Good fruit mild acidity in the long finish with dark fruit and I hint of sandalwood and earth…
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12/16/2018 - DougSamuel Likes this wine:
Drew another glass from the coravin (3.5 months later and the first time I've revisited a coravined wine). Nose had prunes and a sour cherry (perhaps what I called pomegranate in August?). Quite a wall of tannin that really coats the mouth and palate.
I really am wondering about the longevity of wines sampled with coravin. I'm not opening a 2nd bottle of this beauty to taste against but it really feels a bit more "aged" (port-like) than I recall last time, and that is typical of bedrock.
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11/2/2018 - tward Likes this wine:
Sad that I never noted this wine until now, 10 days after consumption. This is a wonderful wine (90+) of such elegance and breadth as to encourage comparisons with fine mid-weight Burgundies. It was lifted and complex and the Zin at the core of it was weightless and perfectly ripe.
Sadder still that a clerk at a solid wine shop had recommended this to me as I added to couple bottles to those I'd selected myself. I now see that it was priced at $24 (750ml). Based on how good it was, I searched again for it and have concluded that the retailer had likely flipped the "4" and the "2", handing me an unintended bargain!
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8/30/2018 - DougSamuel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drew a glass from a coravin (a recent gift) to try it out. Dark purple, but not opaque. Wine was really unique. A good deal of a red fruit I couldn't quite place- maybe pomegranate. Also some dark cherry and a smokiness that I associate with syrah. It had great body and was mouthcoating. It reminded me somewhat of the Ritual from Relic.
I absolutely think it would benefit from age and/or a decant so this score could go up, but fun to drink immediately too. At others have said, this is a great QPR (typical of Bedrock).
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8/27/2018 - OaktownRush Likes this wine:
Darker fruit with a subtle smoky quality. A little sharp black pepper on the back end. This wine has noticeable tannins and feels a little disjointed right now. I think this needs a little time to come together -- and am excited to come back to it.
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8/6/2018 - tcufletch Likes this wine: 93 Points
For $39, very difficult to beat the quality and goodness year-over-year. Remarkable that 27 different grape varietals have been blended so perfectly into this bottle. Beautiful bouquet of flower and fruit, a little bit of spice and earth, soft plush texture in the mouth and smooth tannins. I've not found any person that doesn't enjoy this wine. If I could live with only one wine, this would likely be it.
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8/6/2018 - jviz wrote: 92 Points
This wine was PnP, served at a tasting, then returned to cellar temp with 1/4 of the bottle left for day 2. Alongside, we tried a ‘15 Smith Haut Lafite and a 14 Numanthia. The bedrock over delivers at $40. Initially, it opened with a purple hue and strong vanillin notes with sweet tannins. In time (or perhaps compared to the other wines) the spice box element came forward and the structure began to appear more rustic. There is plenty of fruit and fun to be had but for me this is a 5 year wine at minimum. I can’t tell you exactly why but you can taste the potential for improvement in this wine. What was I even thinking?
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8/3/2018 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted at the new tasting room. Great fruit, needs some time. Taste was from a freshly opened half bottle, would be best on day two or 4 years old.
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7/28/2018 - Motz wrote: 94 Points
Decidedly unique! The wine features a south Italy variety character...although not particularly a south Italy profile, on account of its restraint, firmness, and non-obtrusive alcohol. Layered bouquet, featuring amalgams of juicy black berries, dried fruits, herbs, teas, salinity, coal, bramble, iodine, blackstrap molasses, and black earth. The wine tastes as it smells, carried and lifted by a compact frame, complex tannins, and intriguing balance. The interwoven dark berry, coal, saline minerality, and blackstrap molasses elements stand out on the palate. As with the same vintage Old Vine Zinfandel, the wine's tremendous appeal results from its purity, or put differently, the absence of alterations, any sense of manufacture, disjointed alcohol, jamminess, and sweetness. Made for food and quite versatile. Likely to evolve for a decade or longer, and last through 2035. Ridiculously interesting! 93-94.
P.S. My 9,000th note. Kind of cool. Here's to 10,000!
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7/22/2018 - Bax62 wrote: 88 Points
I would not say this is significantly better than the regular Sonoma bottling. Enjoyable for sure.
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7/3/2018 - ex-sommelier wrote:
Extremely young but with decant some very accessible notes of damson plum, rich blue/black berry fruits, coughdrop, and grilled herbs. Somewhat like a young Chateauneuf du Pape on the nose, but the palate is more structured with tart acidity and rough grained tannin on the tip of the tongue. Decanted and served with both fat and protein this just sang. Try again in 5 years..
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5/29/2018 - wdcwineguys wrote: 88 Points
May have been a flawed bottle. I didn’t think this was a 90+ wine. Not a lot of depth. I have a second bottle and will revise if necessary after tasting.
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5/19/2018 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points
375ml bottle. At home in San Fran.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, purple colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of black peppers, white peppers, olives, brambly herbs, cedarwood, black cherries, blackberries, boysenberries, touch of vanilla. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (14.6%), fine smooth medium tannins that get slightly more tough textured with more air, full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of black cherries, blackberries, boysenberries, black and white peppers, olives, cedarwood, baking spices, brambly earth, salty minerals. Long finish.
Very good quality. Lots of complexity and depth despite it generally seeming quite soft. Certainly interesting to see how this develops over the next 5 years. Feels very much like a black fruited version of Ridge's Zinfandel blends to me.
A blend of 19 different varieties planted at the Bedrock Vineyard since 1888. Including Zinfandel, Carignane, Mataro, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet.
Aged in 40% new French oak.
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5/17/2018 - Matt T Likes this wine: 93 Points
Had just a quick taste of this. Really impressive depth and aromatics. Surprisingly concentrated and leaning more towards blue and black fruit, rather than the red fruit I was expecting.
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4/21/2018 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine: 92 Points
Buy. One of the best from bedrock
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4/8/2018 - Acohen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crisp and dry with strawberry note
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3/30/2018 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep, dark reddish-purple in color, essentially opaque. Full, forward, & fragrant nose of intense, ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of briary & earthy/dusty notes, spice notes of cloves & anise, some pepper, herbs, dark cocoa, minerals & a slight hint of cedar in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced, & still somewhat rough textured, lush, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, minerals & dark cocoa. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but has the ripe fruit & firm structure to continue development with necessary & further aging. Indicative blend: Predominantly Zinfandel (40%) with a field blend of Carignan, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir de la Calmette, Syrah, Tempranillo, Trousseau, Mission, Merlot & more.
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3/13/2018 - mancuta Likes this wine:
50% Zin 20% Carignan with 27 varieties all together with vines going back to 1888. Red fruits along with some blueberry. Great structure, not overly ripe, more old school style. Winery said it's young and it is, but I couldn't resist. Don't touch for another 3-5 yrs.
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2/6/2018 - JimTaft Likes this wine: 93 Points
Powerful, a seriously good effort from Bedrock. Takes a little while to open up, and I agree that a few years in the cellar will be rewarded.
Tannins, fruit and acidity in rapid sequence, pretty balanced for a big relatively new wine. Maybe 50% Zinfandel and the rest field blend I find this wine to be new world yes but with an effort to respect the origins.
Hope to have this again, and congrats to Eric who has good capabilities to convert taste/flavor to words!
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2/4/2018 - Slaz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Phenomenal effort. Dominated 2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard tonight.
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10/12/2017 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 Points
The nose was wonderfully fresh and vivid with crushed stone dust and spice giving way to pomegranate, bright cherry, exotic florals, savory herbs and hints of animal musk. On the palate, I found a zesty, spicy expression offset by silky textures as tart mineral-laced cherry and blackberry saturated the senses, back by hints of violet candies and black licorice. The finish was incredibly long and intense with black fruits, crushed violets and hints of tannin clinging to the palate. There are so many layers in the 2016 Heritage that it’s exciting to think what a few years in the cellar might do, yet I’m finding it hard to resist already.
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