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2021 Bedrock Wine Co. Ode to Denise
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2021 Ode to Denise “White Zinfandel,” Lodi
The Caldor fire, which burnt 221,835 acres across El Dorado Country from August 14- October 21st, 2021, ruined the harvest for many foothill vineyards. Concerned that Amador County would be affected, we decided to pick all of Esola Vineyard on the earlier side and make a rosé from the fruit, thereby ensuring that it would be free of smoke concerns. We have loved several of the renditions of dry rosé of Zinfandel from other producers and always thought that Esola, with its incredible aromatics, granitic structure and beam of acid, would make a great one.
Bedrock Wine Co.
On top of this, there is the fun history that the original Sutter Home “White Zinfandel” was made a few thousand yards from Esola Vineyard at an old winery on Shenandoah School Road. This wine, of course, does not have any residual sugar in it, so even though it shares a pale color with that popular 80s beverage, it is a fully grown-up, complex and dry rosé. Since it comes from vines that yield less than 2 tons-per-acre, it is also dense and perfumed—replete with stone fruits, flowers and mouthwatering acidity. A lovely wine perfectly suited for our David Lance Goines-designed label pictured here.
2021 Ode to Denise “White Zinfandel,” Lodi
The Caldor fire, which burnt 221,835 acres across El Dorado Country from August 14- October 21st, 2021, ruined the harvest for many foothill vineyards. Concerned that Amador County would be affected, we decided to pick all of Esola Vineyard on the earlier side and make a rosé from the fruit, thereby ensuring that it would be free of smoke concerns. We have loved several of the renditions of dry rosé of Zinfandel from other producers and always thought that Esola, with its incredible aromatics, granitic structure and beam of acid, would make a great one.
Bedrock Wine Co.
On top of this, there is the fun history that the original Sutter Home “White Zinfandel” was made a few thousand yards from Esola Vineyard at an old winery on Shenandoah School Road. This wine, of course, does not have any residual sugar in it, so even though it shares a pale color with that popular 80s beverage, it is a fully grown-up, complex and dry rosé. Since it comes from vines that yield less than 2 tons-per-acre, it is also dense and perfumed—replete with stone fruits, flowers and mouthwatering acidity. A lovely wine perfectly suited for our David Lance Goines-designed label pictured here.