Wine Profile:
| Vintage: | 2007 |
| Wine Type: | Bold Red Wine |
| Varietal: | Red Blend |
| Appellation: | Calaveras County |
| Bottling Date: | 12-23-09 |
| Alcohol %: | 14.5 |
Tasting Notes:
Our flagship blend, the Rock is the brainchild of Dave Bauer. Winemaking is not an art, but a good case could be made that the blending of different lots of wine to create a perfect combination of flavors and aromas is an artistic achievement. Dave has certainly managed a masterpiece with the creation of our 2007 Rock. Blended from four different varieties (two from the Rhone and two from Bordeaux) and aged in new and used French and American Oak for 25 months, this wine shows off the range of flavors and textures that our estate vineyard provides us. Big and muscular and brimming with black and red fruit aromas (blueberry, cherry, blackberry) this wine has marvelous depth and showcases the ripe, mouth-filling tannins produced by our terroir. This muscular wine is a wonderful match with Stilton cheese, or a thick-cut New York steak.
Winemaker Notes:
Every vintage, while tasting through the different lots of wine in the cellar, we discover certain wines or barrels that exhibit exceptional character. These wines show themselves to be richer, more complex and more deeply flavored than their siblings. Starting in 2004, we decided to keep these lots separate and use them to blend up a special wine that is both drinkable now and that has the ability to develop during extended bottle aging. These wines constitute our “Rock” program.
Other Notes:
Composition: Proprietary blend of Merlot, Cab Franc, Syrah and Petite Sirah
