Trade - Awards & Accolades
2018 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
"Justin Seidenfeld blended this wine from a range of vineyards, focusing on the hills surrounding Alexander Valley, offering a bright Bing cherry scented cabernet that feels cool and elegant." - J.G.
2016 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
“Brimming in turned earth, sage and cedar, this reserve wine is robust and made from grapes grown at considerable elevation at sites like Cooley, Brothers and Rockaway. Densely packed blackberries, licorice and cocoa nibs are ripe and richly layered, with a plush finish.” - V.B.
As we celebrate 60 years of winemaking at Rodney Strong Vineyards, we pay tribute to our pioneering spirit as the first to craft Single Vineyard Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon with these 2015 vintage Single Vineyard wines.
Rodney Strong continues to honor its founder’s legacy of innovation and passion through its winemaking and winegrowing practices adding to the list of reasons why it’s one of our most groundbreaking “rock stars of retail.”
2016 Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon
"Black olive, rock and black currant highlight this wine’s deeply concentrated core of grippy tannins. Toasted oak accents of clove and vanilla round out the finish." - V.B.
2018 Knotty Vines Chardonnay
"Lemon blossom and summer pears light up this fresh-tasting white. Vibrating with tarragon, sage, green apple and enlightened with peach and brioche. Packed with flavor and balanced with fine acidity."
2017 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
Featured in Wine & Spirits 2020's "Best Buys from our Year's Best US Cabernets & Blends".
2016 Sonoma County Merlot
"The opening salvo has been fired at the Winemaker Challenge, and the shooter is no surprise, particularly when it comes to value for your dollar. This is a rich, expressive Merlot, with lively black cherry, balanced oak spice, supple tannin structure and a well-integrated finish that lasts. It's easy to find, and a pleasure to drink. Well done – again!" - R.C.
2019 Charlotte's Home Sauvignon Blanc
"This crowd-pleasing white boasts fruit-forward flavors of green apple, baked pineapple and passion fruit. With just a hint of oak, it showcases the variety well, offering nuanced ripeness and well-integrated acidity."
2018 Upshot White Wine
"This blend of Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc is bright and crisp in feel. Bursting in persistent acidity, it lingers in tones of honeysuckle and green apple." - V.B.
2016 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
"This displays heady aromas of apple, ginger and toasted brioche. Juicy and lengthy, the palate dazzles in underlying mineral aspects of stone and earth." - V. B.
2017 Chalk Hill Chardonnay
“Rod Strong first planted Chardonnay in the white volcanic soils of Chalk Hill in 1965, and this estate-grown wine carries a memory of that chalky soil in its mineral freshness and apple-skin spice. It’s clean and powerful, that power driven by some reduction that keeps the wine tight. Give it time in a decanter to open up, then serve as an aperitif with poached prawns.” - J.G.
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.
2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir
"This wine continues to impress year after year. It's a stainless-steel, cold-fermented bottle of fruity goodness, with complexity to spare. Fresh and lively, it shines in clean, focused flavors of wild strawberry, melon and pineapple, retaining citrus-driven acidity throughout." - Virginie Boone
2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir
"This wine continues to impress year after year. It's a stainless-steel, cold-fermented bottle of fruity goodness, with complexity to spare. Fresh and lively, it shines in clean, focused flavors of wild strawberry, melon and pineapple, retaining citrus-driven acidity throughout." - Virginie Boone
2017-2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir
Our Rosé of Pinot Noir has been rated 92 points by Wine Enthusiast for three years in a row!
2017-2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir
Our Rosé of Pinot Noir has been rated 92 points by Wine Enthusiast for three years in a row!
Harvest Terroir Challenge 2020
2016 Sonoma County Merlot - 97 points, Double Gold, Best of Class, Best of Sonoma County AVA
2017 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir - 97 points, Double Gold Medal
2019 Charlotte's Home Sauvignon Blanc - 92 points, Gold Medal
2018 Chalk Hill Chardonnay - 92 points, Gold Medal
2016 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 92 points, Gold Medal
