Black Cougar Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon
2000

Black Cougar Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
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DESCRIPTION
Located on the easternmost section of the Stonestreet Mountain Estate, Black Cougar Ridge is a cascading, two-sided ridge that overlooks the Alexander Valley. The vineyards extreme 15-to-30 slope boasts deep, rocky volcanic soil covered by rich red topsoil, which produces an unbelievably expressive wine. With 18 years in the bottle this is an aged wine lovers perfect wine. There are notes of leather and cedar on the nose. Flavors of dark chocolate nibs, stewed plums, and dried dark fruit combine with a velvety mouth feel. With such a nuanced flavor profile the 2000 Black Cougar Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon would benefit from proper decanting to open the secondary and tertiary characteristics.
Pocket Peak

Our vineyards lie within the proposed Pocket Peak American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the eastern highlands of the Alexander Valley AVA.

Pocket Peak is defined by its elevated topography and distinctions in climate, precipitation, and soils. The petition to establish Pocket Peak as a new AVA was filed with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in February 2022.

A foggy day in Pocket Peak.
A foggy day in Pocket Peak.
Alexander Valley

The Stonestreet winery and tasting room sit on the tranquil valley floor facing the mountains where we farm our fruit.

The Alexander Valley AVA was made official in 1984, and it outlines the path of the Russian River flowing from Mendocino County down to Healdsburg. Grapes were grown commercially in this valley as early as the 1840s and gained a reputation for superb quality in the 1960s and ‘70s. The proposed Pocket Peak AVA will distinguish between grapes grown at high elevation—including Stonestreet fruit—and grapes grown in the valley below.

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