2019

The Silks - Mountain Red Blend

Red Blend Alexander Valley
$140
Not a historical product
BROWSING ONLY
DESCRIPTION
The Silks, named after our burgundy and gold horse racing silks, is crafted from some of our most unique blocks across our Mountain Estate. Different blocks of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon are blended to create a wine with an abundance of flavor diversity and complexity. The aromas lead with dark blue fruit, black plum, rose, and slate. The palate is rich and dense with minerality, and a savory dried fruit finish that lengthens and lingers and will expand with age.

In the cellar

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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