The Royal St. Robert cuvee is dedicated to our grandfather Robert Mondavi, who taught us to be committed to excellence. Our 2016 RSR cuvee comes from the true Sonoma Coast behind Bodega Bay and is a marriage of special lots that we feel are the best in our cellar. This wine opens with wild strawberries, crushed bing cherries, and rose petals that fill the bowl with sweet resin, white tea, thyme, forest floor and wet rock. The texture is rich, complex and leads to a long sumptuous finish.
Bodega is surrounded by redwoods, wild flowers, coastal oaks and a beautiful assortment of plant life and native grasses. Hailing from just behind Bodega bay near the town of Freestone this cool hillside site starts with an intense, ruby red color. Aromas of wild strawberry, rose petals, coastal moss, and black raspberry lead to underlying notes of Moroccan mint and wet stone. On the palate the wine opens with bright acidity backed by youthful, fine grained tannins. Flavors of wild dark berries, and crushed stone lead to a wonderfully long finish.