Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
The 2021 Bedrock Heritage Wine is a great expression of this site. Black cherry, chocolate, spice, leather and tobacco are front and center. This dark, virile Zinfandel-based field blend packs a serious punch. There's plenty of detail and nuance behind all of that intensity. The 2021 is a big wine, but also less monolithic than some previous editions. There's a bit more whole cluster in the 2021 than in the past, so perhaps that explains the wine's nuance. The 2021 is one of the best wines I have ever tasted from the Bedrock vineyard, and I say that as someone who is not yet fully convinced of the potential here. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2023)
The 2021 Bedrock Heritage Wine is a great expression of this site. Black cherry, chocolate, spice, leather and tobacco are front and center. This dark, virile Zinfandel-based field blend packs a serious punch. There's plenty of detail and nuance behind all of that intensity. The 2021 is a big wine, but also less monolithic than some previous editions. There's a bit more whole cluster in the 2021 than in the past, so perhaps that explains the wine's nuance. The 2021 is one of the best wines I have ever tasted from the Bedrock vineyard, and I say that as someone who is not yet fully convinced of the potential here. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2023)
Jan 31st, 2023
Low alc and nicely balanced after 8 years.
Low alc and nicely balanced after 8 years.
Nov 12th, 2022The 2019 Pinot Noir Elliott is a deep, dense wine, but always within the context of the Ceritas Pinots. There’s real depth and gravitas here, tempered by a style that seeks finesse more than power. Small clusters and small berries on a site rich in blue schist and quartz yield a distinctive Pinot built on resonance and power. Clean mineral notes support the bracing finish. The 60% whole clusters are very nicely balanced. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, June 2022)
The 2019 Pinot Noir Elliott is a deep, dense wine, but always within the context of the Ceritas Pinots. There’s real depth and gravitas here, tempered by a style that seeks finesse more than power. Small clusters and small berries on a site rich in blue schist and quartz yield a distinctive Pinot built on resonance and power. Clean mineral notes support the bracing finish. The 60% whole clusters are very nicely balanced. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, June 2022)
Fantastic pinot noir.
Burgundian but on the wild and smokey side.
Long and subtle.
Fantastic pinot noir.
Burgundian but on the wild and smokey side.
Long and subtle.
Very aromatic and much improved after 7 years. Tart cherry/plum and at 12.3 alc is a touch short of where it would have been singing. CA ain’t Burgundy so don’t try to mimic. Use the sun! This is the best of the 2013s I’ve had so far.
Very aromatic and much improved after 7 years. Tart cherry/plum and at 12.3 alc is a touch short of where it would have been singing. CA ain’t Burgundy so don’t try to mimic. Use the sun! This is the best of the 2013s I’ve had so far.
Jun 20th, 2020
Darker in the glass and on the nose than the hallenthal vineyard. More toasty baking spice, clove, Wild flowers (almost like walking through a field of wild flowers.) The palate is seductively smooth with chewy market cherries and more floral accents. As opposed to the last one, this needs no time at all - pop and pour and enjoy.
Darker in the glass and on the nose than the hallenthal vineyard. More toasty baking spice, clove, Wild flowers (almost like walking through a field of wild flowers.) The palate is seductively smooth with chewy market cherries and more floral accents. As opposed to the last one, this needs no time at all - pop and pour and enjoy.
May 3rd, 2018
Flowers and slate, cherry and lavender, fresh and vibrant. Time to start planning a tour of Sonoma...
Flowers and slate, cherry and lavender, fresh and vibrant. Time to start planning a tour of Sonoma...
Mar 11th, 2018
Douglas fir, fernet, wet moss, ferns, smoke, spice cake, dark cherry, wet rocks, violets. There's a masculine almost fleshy character with lots of soft and elegant feminine qualities simultaneously. Beautiful tannin structure.
Douglas fir, fernet, wet moss, ferns, smoke, spice cake, dark cherry, wet rocks, violets. There's a masculine almost fleshy character with lots of soft and elegant feminine qualities simultaneously. Beautiful tannin structure.
Jul 26th, 2016
