2014

Broken Road Vineyard Chardonnay

Chardonnay Alexander Valley
$231
Not a historical product
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DESCRIPTION
Broken Road is consistently one of the raciest wines from the mountain. In 2014 it delivers that electric character alongside baked spice elements, mandarin and a heady 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 bright, mineral-rich finish.
ACCOLADES
94 points
Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker Wine Advocate,
Oct 2016
92 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous,
Feb 2016
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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