Bedrock Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 2024

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

“An elegant, expressive, perfumed and balanced wine that over-delivers for the price. Aromas and flavors of wild berry, crushed flowers and classic savory cabernet elements. Full- to medium-bodied, clean and satisfying with lightly chewy tannin.” - 95 PTS., JAMES SUCKLING

“The 2024 Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County) is a juicy, vibrant wine. Dark-toned fruit, gravel, dried herbs, menthol, plum and chocolate are dialed up. This is a stellar appellation-level bottling. Then again, the fruit sources are all top-notch. Look for this to be a serious overachiever.” - 92-94 PTS., ANTONIO GALLONI, VINOUS MEDIA

WINERY NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “Though we started making this wine in 2017, I really feel like it has found focus and greater raison d’être since 2021. The reason for being? To deliver a wonderful, old-school Cabernet experience from well-farmed vines grown on volcanic soils—at a fantastic price.”

TASTING: “All lots were picked at sane sugar levels to retain the classic Cabernet Sauvignon perfume of red and black fruits, cedar, pencil lead, herbs, and forest floor. Though this wine will age pretty effortlessly, we also make this in a way that ensures a delicious drinking experience earlier in its life. We are going for a combination of classiness and no economic guilt—a hard thing to find in Cab these days, but we think we managed it.”

VINEYARDS: “47% of the wine comes from the coolly situated Lazy Dog Vineyard in the southwest of Sonoma Valley, 42% comes from vines planted organically at Bedrock Vineyard, and the balance comes from mountainous Montecillo and Monte Rosso Vineyards in the Mayacamas Range on the eastern side of the valley.”

VINIFICATION: “Fermented completely with indigenous yeasts, this was aged for 15 months in a combination of second- and third-fill barrels, along with a fair amount of neutral wood.”