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Under the Wire Sparkling Old Vine Zinfandel Bedrock Vineyard 2019

Sparkling Wine from California, United States
by Under the Wire
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From the producer: 

When we talk about the history of California sparkling wine and Zinfandel's importance to that story, the look of confusion we get from most people is reminiscent of when we first talked about making single vineyard sparkling wine in California to begin with. But it is true: the history of sparkling wine in California is linked to Zinfandel. In the 1860s, the first widely heralded sparkling wine was made by Arpad Haraszthy. Named “Eclipse,” it was based around Zinfandel, which was picked early for acid, along with several other varieties. Despite the variety's reputation for making large-scale, higher octane wines, Zinfandel is actually a high acid variety in many sites when picked at the lower sugars required for sparkling wine. The fruit is sourced from a block of 1888 plantings at Bedrock Vineyard and, like Haraszthy’s “Eclipse,” Zinfandel is the dominant grape, along with Grenache, Mataro, and many other varieties field-blended in.

The wine captures Bedrock Vineyard and the boisterous generosity of Zinfandel beautifully. The wine is briefly soaked on its skins to bring out more of the vineyard's personality but then very gently pressed. The result is a mouthwatering combination of cherry and purple raspberry fruit with an added complexity reminiscent of orange bitters and anise. Nothing is more fun than tasting this wine next to a Bedrock red from the vineyard. A truly unique California sparkling wine, this has become one of our most requested wines we make.

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An earlier generation of Californians was inspired by the great sparkling wine houses of Champagne. Producers like Schramsberg, as well as some directly affiliated with those Champagne houses like Roederer, came on the scene.

For today's generation, the inspiration is a little different. They still look to Champagne, but now it's to the Growers, and in particular to those younger growers who have focused on single vineyard/single vintage expressions.

California, of course, also has vintages and vineyards! It also has plenty of winemaking talent, and plenty of great sites for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. And so it is that we have Under the Wire, a new sparkling wine project from Morgan Twain-Peterson and his partner Chris Cottrell.

It's really hard to think of very many people better suited to this task. Morgan is an incredible winemaker. He started when he was 5 years old...seriously! And he and Chris have been turning our heads and many others with their great wines at Bedrock.

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Zinfandel

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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