Trade - Awards & Accolades
2016 Chalk Hill Chardonnay
"Juicy and lusciously fruity, with roasted tropical fruit, apple pastry and pear tart flavors. Buttery and spicy accents show on the vibrant finish. Drink now through 2022." - K.M.
2014 Symmetry
Rodney Strong’s investments in hillside vineyards have been paying off in wines like this 2014, a blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon from the Brothers Vineyard in the hills above Geyserville. It includes small lots of Merlot and Petit Verdot from estate properties in Alexander Valley, along with Malbec and Cabernet from Knights Valley. It’s the clarity of the flavor that’s most impressive – woodland cherry notes that capture the cool elevations of the fruit and a dark, foresty mushroom savor that amplifies that tannins. Silky and plump, with lasting intensity, this is a mouthwatering Cabernet to serve with roast lamb.
2014 Rockaway Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Rockaway is delivering lively notes of blackberries, red currants and wild blueberries with touches of dried herbs and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied, it has loads of youthful black and red fruit in the mouth with a soft frame and lively finish.
2014 Alexander's Crown Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander’s Crown Vineyard Estate opens with notions of freshly crushed red and black currants with touches of black cherries and mulberries plus a waft of fallen leaves. Medium to full-bodied, it has a good firm frame of ripe, grainy tannins and plenty of juicy black fruits, finishing long and refreshing.
2014 Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Brothers Ridge is medium to deep garnet-purple in color and gives up notes of crushed black cherries and black plums with touches of earth, garrigue and dried herbs. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers a great intensity of bright, vivacious perfumed fruit, with a firm frame of grainy tannins and a long, uplifting finish.
2016 Sonoma Vineyards Chardonnay
With a noble sense of reduction on the nose, this wine is taut and tart in acidity, focused in Meyer Lemon and balanced oak. A grainy texture adds complexity to the light-bodied ripeness. – Virginie Boone
2014 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
"Juicy black cherry and blueberry wrap around big, expansive tannins in this hearty red that is sourced from several of the producer’s best sites. With a backbone of structure and oak, it’s toasty in character yet robustly fruity." – Virginie Boone
