Bedrock Wine Company, Ode to Lucien' Red, 2019 GUIDO this fortified wine is aged

this fortified wine is aged oxidatively in cask the way a tawny should be

equally compelling source: Meredith Mitchell Vineyard in the McMinnville AVA

and full of soul

Paul Girard inherited vineyards in both — Le Mesnil from his father

Bedrock Wine Company, Ode to Lucien' Red, 2019 GUIDO this fortified wine is agedOde to Lucien is Bedrock's tribute to Lucien Peyraud, the man who put Bandol on the map at Domaine Tempier, and it's made only in years when the old vine Mourvdre delivers. It's a Bandol inspired blend built around old vine Mourvdre (roughly three quarters) with Grenache and a splash of Syrah or Counoise, drawing on heritage California sites including the sandy Evangelho Vineyard and Gibson Ranch's ancient Grenache. Native yeast fermentation and a