2013

Broken Road Vineyard Chardonnay

Chardonnay Alexander Valley

DESCRIPTION

Broken Road is consistently one of the raciest wines from the mountain. In 2013 it delivers that laser-like character alongside exotic spice elements, white nectarine and a gardenia note that's a nod to the old Wente clone from which the wine is derived. A supple mid-palate delivers a generous counterpoint in the midst of all that intensity all culminating in a lengthy, toffee-laced finish.

ACCOLADES

94 points

Antonio Galloni, Vinous,

Feb 2015

91 points

Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker Wine Advocate,

Oct 2015

In the cellar

2014

$320

Purchase

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.

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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