Bedrock Wine Company, Evangelho Heritage Wine Red, 2020 SO042126 Chile escaped phylloxera thanks to

Chile escaped phylloxera thanks to its geographic isolation (desert north

Roagna holds back these wines in bottle for years before release

When should you drink this wine

ready to drink now but will evolve gracefully over the next 3-5 years

Bedrock Wine Company, Evangelho Heritage Wine Red, 2020 SO042126 Chile escaped phylloxera thanks toEvangelho is one of the strangest, most singular old vine sites in California: own rooted vines planted in the 1890s into forty foot deep banks of pure beach sand along the Sacramento River Delta in Contra Costa County. The sand kept phylloxera out, so these vines never needed grafting, and it lends the wine an unmistakable polish and supple, mineral texture. Bedrock now farms the site and bottles it as a field blend of old vine Carignan, Mourvdre,