Bruce Dunbar

9.2

A big wine in a big bottle that made a big group of friends very happy. The 2017 Evangelho Heritage (from magnum) is energetic with loads of sweet dark fruit. It doesn’t lack zing even though this year’s blend is short in Carignan — there are nice balancing acids and mild tannins. It is richer and riper than many vintages but still vibrant. — 13 days ago

David Kline

9.0

Chalky grape and balsa, blackberry, and plum nose with soft smoke and jasmine with a sweet petrol gloss. Soft mouthfeel turns bing cherry and underripe blueberries bordering green. Chewy. Big fruit tannins. A spicy pepper that always turns piquant-fruit. Young in every way, would love to see this chrysalis emerge.


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Mary Bailey Parker

9.9

Very smooth, full bodied! — 3 years ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Black raspberry, blackberry and spicy aromas and flavors, crisp, fresh and ripe, lovely balance and length, I’ve rapidly become a big fan of Bedrock’s Zins!! — 18 days ago

with Jim

Lauren Goetz

9.6

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) — 2 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2015 Vintage. 15.1% Alcohol. Wow, this is now in it’s prime drinking window. Big fruit with good acidity and velvet mouthfeel from resolved tannins. Loved it. Mmm... Bien Nacido fruit from Santa Barbara. — 4 years ago

Todd Anderson

9.3

This is a big, bold, , powerful, chewy wine. Not a nuanced one. Very nice if that's your thing. — 2 years ago

John Knudsen

9.0

Decanted for 2 hours. Still big, no signs of fading. Did not drink enough before it was consumed to review properly, but seemed a touch sweet. — 2 years ago

Elizabeth Sullivan

9.1

Big and fruity — 3 years ago

Brent Clayton

9.3

Big jammy opulent youthful improved over 2 days.
— 4 years ago