Pulled out the last of the Bedrock Reds '11 last night to try:
1. Bedrock Zin OldVine SonomaVlly (14.8%) 2011: Dark color w/ some browning; rather cedary/pencilly/oldZin light raspberry/blackberry/Zin slight toasty/oak w/ not a lot of fruit; soft rather cedary/pencilly/oldZin some toasty/oak very little fruit flavor w/ light bit astringent/bitter tannins; not particularly dried out or tired but just not a whole lot left; an Oakland wine.
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2. Bedrock EvangelhoVnyd Heritage ContraCostaCnty RW (15.2%; century old/own-rooted vines) 2011: Med.color w/ some browning; rather cedary/pencilly/oldZin slight CCCnty/mushroomy/loamy light plummy/boysenberry/Mourv nose; very soft some CC/loamy light plummy/Mataro bit dusty/OV pretty lightweight flavor w/ light gentle tannins; med. some cedary/pencilly/oldRed some CC/loamy light plummy/Mataro vey quiet near vapid finish w/ light tannins; not really dried ou/tired but just a red that is just fading away into the sunset w/o a whimper; not an Oakland wine but maybe an Oildale wine.
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More irpaspittle from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. So there you have it...itsa wrap. The Bedrock Reds '11 are in their decline & should be drunk up before they fade further.
Tom