The Whole Shebang is a wine made by the small crew at Bedrock Wine Co. intended to offer authentic Californian deliciousness at a reasonable price. Composed of Zinfandel, Carignan, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Mataro, and other Mediterranean varieties, the wine is Bedrock’s version of the humble, yet soul-satisfying, Côtes du Rhône.
Shebang is entirely made in the Bedrock cellars with the majority of lots fermented with indigenous yeasts, native malolactic strains, and raised in a combination of neutral oak barrels and tank. The fruit comes from old vineyards they are rehabilitating along with younger vine parcels and barrels of Bedrock Wine Co. wines that do not fit into their higher-end wines. By being multi-vintage, it allows Bedrock, as a small winery, to create some consistency across cuvées and ensure they can deliver a wine they hope overdelivers for its price.
Lots of berry fruit intermixed with lavender, pepper and meaty black cherry and black currant flavors emerge from this satisfying, round, expansive, generous red. An outstanding, killer value that should provide pleasure over the next 1-2 years.
