2012

Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
Product is historical and has a replacement SKU
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DESCRIPTION
Our 2012 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon truly displays the power and nuanced complexity of our mountain terroir. After 5 years of aging in the cellar this wine is in full stride with savory aromas of cassis and wild rosemary that transforms into warm plum and dark cocoa with classic dusty tannins and elegant acidity on the finish. A few years in the bottle has softened the tannins and further developed the flavors creating a truly elegant and complex mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.
ACCOLADES
94 points
Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker Wine Advocate,
Dec 2014
91 points
Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine,
Sep 2016
90 points
James Laube, Wine Spectator,
Jun 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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