2017

Monolith Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
$150
DESCRIPTION
The Monolith is, without question, the wildest and most powerful of Stonestreet Estates Cabernets. This bold style of Cabernet Sauvignon leads with black cherry and black plum on the nose and palate. Balancing the strong black and blue fruit notes is a gorgeously textured palate with polished tannins, perfect acidity and a satisfying finish that will only improve with age.
ACCOLADES
94 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate,
Jan 2021
94 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous,
Jul 2020
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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