2017

Rockfall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
$170
Not a historical product
BROWSING ONLY
DESCRIPTION
Sourced from a steep vineyard site at over 2,000' in elevation, the Rockfall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon features an impenitent wildness that expresses the rugged growing site above the fog line. Concentrated aromas of blackberry, fresh tobacco leaf, graphite and dark chocolate with nuanced undercurrents of mulling spices. This wine's powerful classic savory palate lies in perfect balance to its generous structure and dense plush tannin profile.
ACCOLADES
96 points
Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine,
Apr 2022
94 points
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com,
Jul 2021
93 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate,
Jan 2021
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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