2012

Christopher's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

$2,210

DESCRIPTION

In each given year, Christopher's is our most remarkable Cabernet for a reason: the 2,400-foot site is well exposed to sunlight, studded with volcanic rocks and moderated by afternoon breezes. The old vines on this vineyard yielded a textbook vintage, exhibiting brandied cherries, rhubarb crumble, chaparral and anise. Savory cocoa, wet slate and graphite round out the dense, smooth palate. Perfect ripening conditions during the 2012 growing season are reflected in the ideal balance of fruit, tannin and acidity. This is a Cabernet that only gets better with time.

ACCOLADES

96+ points

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

Dec 2014

94+ points

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

Oct 2015

94 points

Antonio Galloni, Vinous,

Feb 2015

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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