2015

Rockfall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
Product is historical and has a replacement SKU
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DESCRIPTION
Sourced from one of our highest elevation vineyards, the 2015 Rockfall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon features a vibrant wildness that aptly expresses its rugged growing site above the fog line. Bold aromas of dusty plum, pomegranate, graphite and cedar overly nuanced undercurrents of pink peppercorn and mulling spices. This powerful wine's classically savory palate also displays hints of blueberry and dark chocolate, which lie in perfect balance to its generous structure and dense tannin profile.
ACCOLADES
95+ points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate,
Feb 2019
95 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous,
Jul 2018
95 points
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com,
Jun 2018
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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