Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel

9.0741 ratings
9.1119 pro ratings
California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
David Shaw

Purple, moderate to high pigment extraction. Black pepper and blackberry aromas and flavors, lots of seed tannins on finish. Layers of flavors, but decant to reveal them.

Purple, moderate to high pigment extraction. Black pepper and blackberry aromas and flavors, lots of seed tannins on finish. Layers of flavors, but decant to reveal them.

Dec 27th, 2022
Michael Herzog

Peppery with nice doses of fruit. Decent structure and made some fans at the dinner table.

Peppery with nice doses of fruit. Decent structure and made some fans at the dinner table.

Feb 24th, 2022
Tom Casagrande

Initially, upon opening, I thought this was too extracted and scorchy, but after just a bit of air that sensation receded and the wine softened and developed. Nose is classic Zin black raspberry fruit, and nice briary, soft herbal note, and some moist gravel, river stones notes in the background. Ripe, but not too ripe, and extracted, but not too extracted, in the mouth. Has a dry, full-bodied feel, with a bit a peppery heat and some scratchy tannin in the finish. Seems like fewer and fewer Zin producers are interested in anything other than a loud wine, but at least this isn’t too loud.

Initially, upon opening, I thought this was too extracted and scorchy, but after just a bit of air that sensation receded and the wine softened and developed. Nose is classic Zin black raspberry fruit, and nice briary, soft herbal note, and some moist gravel, river stones notes in the background. Ripe, but not too ripe, and extracted, but not too extracted, in the mouth. Has a dry, full-bodied feel, with a bit a peppery heat and some scratchy tannin in the finish. Seems like fewer and fewer Zin producers are interested in anything other than a loud wine, but at least this isn’t too loud.

May 21st, 2021
Will Stanley

My first time trying a wine from Bedrock, a Sonoma producer who have a reputation for creating exceptional wines from old-vine Zinfandel.

This entry level bottling is very good - and very young. Brambly, with blackberry, black cherry, smokey barbecued meat, tobacco, black pepper & chocolate. Very full bodied, spicy, certainly not jammy but quite serious in its fruit profile - I actually found this quite Cabernet-like - with angular tannins and dried cherry acidity.

Nice to have a Zinfandel for the first time in what must be over a year!

My first time trying a wine from Bedrock, a Sonoma producer who have a reputation for creating exceptional wines from old-vine Zinfandel.

This entry level bottling is very good - and very young. Brambly, with blackberry, black cherry, smokey barbecued meat, tobacco, black pepper & chocolate. Very full bodied, spicy, certainly not jammy but quite serious in its fruit profile - I actually found this quite Cabernet-like - with angular tannins and dried cherry acidity.

Nice to have a Zinfandel for the first time in what must be over a year!

Jan 16th, 2021
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Beautiful Zinfandel. A great remiNder of how elegant zin can be.

Beautiful Zinfandel. A great remiNder of how elegant zin can be.

Aug 29th, 2020
Boris Mathiszik

Bedrock always reliable!

Bedrock always reliable!

Nov 23rd, 2019
Chris Harvey

Spicy, slightly oaky classic new world Zin

Spicy, slightly oaky classic new world Zin

Oct 12th, 2019
Brian Tuite

Fresh, fruity, very Carlislesque in the flavor profile.

Fresh, fruity, very Carlislesque in the flavor profile.

Jul 1st, 2019
Matt Trader

Coming soon to Destinations Wine Bar...made by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW, son of Joel Peterson of Once and Future (the guy who started Ravenswood) - come in to see Doug and Eric and have some Bedrock!

Coming soon to Destinations Wine Bar...made by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW, son of Joel Peterson of Once and Future (the guy who started Ravenswood) - come in to see Doug and Eric and have some Bedrock!

May 17th, 2019
Boris Mathiszik

In line with the previous vintages’ high marks. Beautiful zin. Layered and elegant, and subtle.

In line with the previous vintages’ high marks. Beautiful zin. Layered and elegant, and subtle.

May 3rd, 2019