Had these two at Pig+Fig the other day:
1. Bedrock NervoRanchHeritage AlexVlly/SonomaCnty RW (14.8%; Plntd: 1896) 2022: Dark color; strong raspberry/blackberry/very spicy Zin fairly dusty/OV fairly strong vanilla/oak very attractive nose; fairly tart/tangy strong raspberry/blackberry/Zin lightly spicy some vanilla/oak bit earthy/dusty/OV fairly spicy/bright raspberry Zinflavor w/ light soft tannins; very long soft finish that tracks flavor; one of the better Nervos I've had but a bit of that soupy AlexVlly character; quite an attractive Zin. $48.00
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2. Bedrock Zin SkyVnyd/NapaVlly (14.5%; Mt.Veeder; Farmed: Olds Family) 2022: Very dark color; rather dusty/OV very strong blackberry/very spicy MtVeeder Zin rather complex light toasty/oak quite lovely nose; lightly tart quite rich/lush very spicy/blackberry/MtVeeder peppery light toasty/Fr.oak somewhat complex beautiful flavor w/ modest chewy tannins; very long/lingering very spicy finish that mimics flavor; a beautiful Bedrock Zin w/ a spicy/peppery character atypical of Bedrock; shows lots of MtVeeder spicy/peppery character that reminds a lot of the old MtVeederWnry Zins of MikeBernstein; one of the better Bedrock Zins. $68.00
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More bickerfoote from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. NervoVnyd is an OV vnyd that seldom delivers the good you'd expect from an OV vnyd. This is one of the better examples from that vnyd.
I really loved the SkyVnyd Zin that comes from LoreOlds Sky vnyd atop MtVeeder. It had a bit of the rustic character you get in the SkyVnyd Zins but more of the polish you used to get in MikeBernstein's MtVeederWnry Zins. Beautiful Zin.
Tom