2010 Bedrock Cuvee Karitas White

2010 Bedrock Cuvee Karitas White

This is the third iteration of this, the “flagship” white wine at Bedrock. As usual it is a blend of the 120-year-old Semillon growing high above Sonoma Valley at Monte Rosso Vineyard and Sauvignon Blanc from Kick Ranch. Both lots are barrel-fermented in mildly-toasted Bordeaux barrels, of which 85% were new. The rich, fig and tobacco-laced Semillon is put through malolactic, while the aromatic, stone-fruit rich, Sauvignon Blanc from the rocky hillside of Kick Ranch is not to lend brightness and cut. The 2010 is a hypothetical crossing of the very rich 2008 and the bright 2009. I anticipate that this wine will improve over the next decade.