Bedrock Wine Co. Bedrock Evangelho Vineyard Heritage 2023 750ml

Zinfandel plays the leading role in the 2022 Evangelho Vineyard Heritage Wine. Dark-toned fruit, spice, new leather, licorice and menthol effortlessly fill out the wine's layers, while time in the glass releases its inner sweetness and perfume. This is a fine edition of this cuvée. (Antonio Galloni)

The 2023 Evangelho Heritage Wine is fabulous. Intensely floral and lifted, the 2023 is so finessed. Bright red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, spice and lavender all grace the palate. It's another wine in this vintage that is especially vibrant and red- toned. The late harvest, a month later than usual, brought out the best from these own-rooted vines planted in the 1890s. This opens beautifully on the mid-palate and through to the finish.<br/><br/>

The 2020 Evangelho Heritage Wine is rich, boisterous and super-expressive. Succulent black cherry, plum, licorice, spice and mocha are front and center. There’s real weight and density here, yet all the elements are so well balanced. The 2020 is dense and full of character. This year’s blend is mostly Zinfandel and Mataro. (Antonio Galloni)

Robust yet retains a sense of style and polish, with lilting raspberry and cherry flavors laced with sweet anise, savory pepper and dusky spices as this gathers tension toward fine-grained tannins. Zinfandel, Mourvèdre, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Palomino and Clairette Blanche. Drink now through 2035. 1,000 cases made.

A smooth, broad and berry-soaked wine that is mouth-filling, ripe and rich yet balanced. it combines gorgeous ripe blackberries, black cherries, orange zest and hints of sage and black pepper. Full-bodied and moderately tannic for a bit of grip in the texture. A blend of mostly zinfandel, mourvedre, carignane and several others from an own-rooted vineyard now owned by Bedrock that was planted in the 1890s. Drink now.

The 2021 Evangelho Heritage Wine is dark, sensual and wonderfully expressive. Blue fruit, spice, lavender and leather all meld together in this beautifully layered Zinfandel-based field blend. The 2021 possesses unreal complexity and depth, with much of its intensity coming from punishingly low yields. The 2021 is simply fabulous.

A Zinfandel with zest and snap, this delivers rich and briary notes of black cherry, orange peel and a touch of mint as this finishes with lively, ripe tannins. Zinfandel, Mataro and Carignan. Drink now through 2030. 500 cases made. (Tim Fish)

The 2023 Evangelho Vineyard Heritage comes from vines planted in the 1890s in sandy soils, which Bedrock now owns and farms. It’s composed of about 78% Zinfandel, 16% Mourvèdre and smaller portions of Grand Noir, Alicante Bouschet and Palomino. Matured in foudres and large demi-muids, it has pure, soaring aromas of Italian plum, cracked pepper, salumi and violet. The light-bodied palate is supple, fresh and inviting with transparent flavors and a long, bright finish.