2010 Bedrock Pagani Ranch Heirloom

The 2010 Pagani Ranch Heirloom Wine is stunning. It boasts incredible concentration and depth in its black fruit. This site sees wider temperature swings than the Bedrock Vineyard, which in large part explains the wine's flavor profile and structure. This is a deep, serious wine with many years of aging potential. Sweet exotic spices, licorice and tar wrap around the eternal finish as this huge wine reveals its dazzling pedigree and explosive personality. The field blend in Pagani Ranch is 65% Zinfandel, the rest Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Carignane, Mourvèdre and assorted red and white grapes, all planted in 1880.

The 2010 Pagani Ranch Heirloom Wine is stunning. It boasts incredible concentration and depth in its black fruit. This site sees wider temperature swings than the Bedrock Vineyard, which in large part explains the wine’s flavor profile and structure. This is a deep, serious wine with many years of aging potential. Sweet exotic spices, licorice and tar wrap around the eternal finish as this huge wine reveals its dazzling pedigree and explosive personality. The field blend in Pagani Ranch is 65% Zinfandel, the rest Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Carignane, Mourvedre and assorted red and white grapes, all planted in 1880. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2025. Morgan Twain-Peterson is one of the most impressive young winemakers I have ever met, and it’s not just because he grew up the son of a famous producer. Making wines at this level requires talent, passion, hard work and a great palate, none of which is easily inherited. Along with Mike Officer of Carlisle, Twain-Peterson is on a mission to rediscover what he calls California’s old-vine “heritage” vineyards. These historic sites planted by California’s early immigrants, often home to unknown field blends, remain some of the most fascinating vineyards in California. Officer and Twain-Peterson were tired of seeing these old sites gobbled up by industrial-scale wineries, so they decided to do something about it. Bravo. Vintage 2010 was not kind to Twain-Peterson. Five vineyards were totally scorched by the late summer heat spikes and the crop from those sites were lost. But back to the positive, and there is plenty of that here. This lineup includes several wines that deliver phenomenal quality for the money. Tel. (707) 364-8763; www.bedrockwineco.com