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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 138 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rhyman on 3/2/2024 & rated 93 points: Did not decant. Fleshy, great mid palate, rounded and full of red and black fruit. Ready to go but has years left (1747 views) | | | Tasted by 87tellub on 2/12/2024 & rated 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. (1402 views) | | | Tasted by JERB on 1/26/2024 & rated 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. (1646 views) | | | Tasted by Eatmypixels on 1/25/2024 & rated 93 points: Took about an hour to open up. Dark fruit. Still brooding a bit. Nice layers. Had with fatty meat. Nice match. (1857 views) | | | Tasted by S.Wayne on 12/30/2023 & rated 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 (1792 views) | | | Tasted by dsamuel on 12/30/2023 & rated 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 (1583 views) | | | Tasted by matiasox@gmail.com on 12/24/2023 & rated 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. (1482 views) | | | Tasted by prasm on 12/7/2023 & rated 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. (1812 views) | | | Tasted by Maphill01 on 12/1/2023: 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. (1821 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 9/27/2023 & rated 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. (2561 views) | | | Tasted by RobbieC on 8/13/2023: Drinking well now with a good decant. (2710 views) | | | Tasted by westcoastwannabe on 6/11/2023 & rated 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. (2779 views) | | | Tasted by RichEB1 on 10/26/2022 & rated 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. (4737 views) | | | Tasted by rhyman on 10/23/2022 & rated 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. (3729 views) | | | Tasted by cubswinws on 7/17/2022 & rated 90 points: Still not very expressive. Re-sealed and will try again on day #2. (4514 views) | | | Tasted by matiasox@gmail.com on 7/3/2022 & rated 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. (4090 views) | | | Tasted by Wadham Cellar on 6/11/2022 & rated 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. (3997 views) | | | Tasted by stokeme on 5/3/2022 & rated 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. (3985 views) | | | Tasted by ex-sommelier on 4/30/2022: 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. (3628 views) | | | Tasted by Wadham Cellar on 3/19/2022 & rated 88 points: 1 hour decant. Kailedscope of flavor but falls short of great (3829 views) | | | Tasted by OaktownRush on 3/10/2022 & rated 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. (3916 views) | | | Tasted by Ceo on 1/15/2022 & rated 95 points: Continues (3961 views) | | | Tasted by t_moderne on 12/23/2021 & rated 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. (3676 views) | | | Tasted by michigan dogs on 12/6/2021: broke bottle, bummer (4118 views) | | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 10/8/2021 & rated 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.... (4154 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Sonoma’s Stellar 2016s (Apr 2018) (4/18/2018)
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| Bedrock Wine Co. Producer website2016 Bedrock Wine Co. The Bedrock HeritageFrom release newsletter:
2016 Bedrock Vineyard Heritage Wine, Sonoma Valley, $39
This is the wine I started the winery to make. From vines planted by Senator George Hearst in 1888, this is the geographic and viticultural center of everything else we do. 2016 is one of my favorite Bedrock Heritage wines to date, as I tend to prefer vintages that are less about immediate fruit intensity and ripeness and more in line with the old-school “California Claret” these vines were originally planted to make. This wine is more in line with the 2013 than the 2008 or 2015. The wine, a blend of the 27 varieties interplanted at our family’s vineyard is roughly 50% Zinfandel, 20% Carignan, 4% Mataro with the reminder being everything else found in the field. The rocky site yielded a small amount of dense and balanced fruit and as always this wine features the savory, spice-infused character of Sonoma Valley. This wine will last a long time and decanting is highly recommended if consuming in the next few years. I have had a few of the more recent vintage wines that really show nicely after 12-24 hours of double-decanting—there is a lot of goodness coiled in this one.USAAmerican 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 CountySonoma ValleySonoma County, California, is one of the most important winegrowing regions in the whole of the United States. Vines have been planted here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county's relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.
Viticulturally speaking, Sonoma County is divided into three distinct sections: Sonoma Valley, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast. Each of these has its own AVA title and encompasses several sub-AVAs within its boundaries. |
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