Opened this last night to share w/ Roman:
1. Bedrock Syrah Calif (14.5%; Hudson/Griffin'sLair/AlderSprings/Weill/ShakeRidge + Bedrock/WalkerVineHill vnyds; 20%-100% w-c; + Viognier) 2018: Very dark color; very strong blackberry/Syrah/ripe/bit boysenberry bit c-c/black pepper some Rhonish/roasted/w-c somewhat complex lovely nose; fairly tart/tangy bit hard/angular strong blackberry/Syrah some w-c/Rhonish bit c-c/peppery light toasty/oak flavor w/ light brisk tannins; very long strong blackberry/Syrah/spicy some w-c/Rhonish bit c-c/peppery bit complex finish w/ modest bitey tannins;badly needs another yr and should go out 4-6 yrs; a terrific Syrah for the price. $20.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This just came in with my recent Bedrock shipment. Each release usually has a "value" wine (like OldVine Zin) and this one way overdelivered on the $.
I was not aware that Morgan takes Syrah from AlderSprings or ShakeRidge. That's pretty fancy grapes to blend away in a generic Syrah, yet I've not seen a vnyd-designate Syrah from those vnyds.
Tom