2019

Monolith Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
$140
DESCRIPTION
The Monolith is, without question, the wildest and most powerful of Stonestreet Estates Cabernets. This bold style of Cabernet Sauvignon leads with black cassis, graphite and dark chocolate on the nose and palate. Balancing the strong black fruit notes is a gorgeously savory palate with polished tannins, perfect acidity and a satisfying finish that will only improve with age.
ACCOLADES
96 points
Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com,
Jun 2024
95 points
Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com,
Aug 2024
95 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent,
Apr 2024
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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