Following in the old-vine-loving footsteps of his dad, Joel Peterson, founder of Ravenswood, has certainly served Morgan Twain-Peterson well. For having just started in 2007 it certainly looks as if Morgan has already figured out his mantra, his raison d’etre, his mojo. Old-viney stuff from California’s most historically significant vineyards and the occasional ‘old school’ bottle of Cab or lively Rosé.

And in the outstanding and abundant 2023 vintage old Morgan may have outdone even himself. When everything in the cellar is awesome that means even the ‘little’ wines are going to be awesome…as is the case with today’s offer.

The Bedrock Zinfandel California Old Vine 2023 is one of the finest values in Zinfandel today. It’s ‘California-appellated’ but certainly barracks for Sonoma as the ‘home team’ in the blend.

As Team Bedrock so eloquently notes:

Nearly 50% of the wine is from Sodini Ranch on Limerick Lane in Healdsburg, Bedrock Vineyard in Sonoma Valley, Teldeschi Ranch in Dry Creek, and Evangelho Vineyard in Contra Costa County, with the remainder of the wine comprised of declassified barrels from vineyards we farm like Beeson Ranch, Katushas', Pato, and Mori, along with bits from Dolinsek, Banfield, Sky, and Old Hill Ranch. Deep and vibrant in color, this showcases both the freshness and richness of the 2023 vintage. The average vine age is over 80 years for this wine, and 70% of the fruit is farmed by the winery—something that continues to ensure consistency.  Almost entirely fermented with indigenous yeasts, this is aged in a combination of foudre, puncheons, and barrique with a very small amount of new oak.