History
The vineyard was planted in 1905 on sand dunes at the interior edge of Oakley. The land is owned by the Contra Costa Water District; Morgan Twain-Peterson's Bedrock Wine Co. has leased and farmed it since 2012 and released its first Pato designate in 2016. The Historic Vineyard Society lists the site. Ridge and Neyers made Pato wines historically, Neyers into the 2000s.
The Site
Delhi sand dunes in Oakley, Contra Costa County. Labels historically read Contra Costa County as a county designation; the formal Contra Costa AVA, nested inside San Francisco Bay and Central Coast, was established by a TTB final rule published on 15 March 2024 and effective 15 April 2024.
Vines and Blocks
A Zinfandel-dominant field blend with an unusually heavy interplanting of Petite Sirah, plus Mataro and Carignane. Bedrock attributes the dark-fruited profile of its Pato wine in part to the larger share of Petite Sirah.
The Wines
Bedrock bottles it as Pato Vineyard Heritage, and Fine Disregard makes a varietal Mataro from the site.