2011

Rockfall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

DESCRIPTION

Sourced from one of our highest elevation vineyards, the 2011 Rockfall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon features the characteristic wildness that expresses the rugged growing site situated above the fog line. Focused aromas of cigar, dried tobacco, and sassafras. This wines powerful classic savory palate expands with round flavors of bay, sous bois and currant, with elegant tannins. Mirroring its steep, south-facing site above the fog line, the wine conveys not only a generosity of texture, but also a chiseled structural presence that will allow Rockfall to age for decades to come.

ACCOLADES

93 points

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

Dec 2013

93 points

Antonio Galloni, Vinous,

Mar 2014

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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