Stonestreet, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley

I've been to the winery a few times and have generally found their whites to be more enticing. This came across as surprisingly firm given almost eight years of age since vintage. I recently had their '07 Black Cougar Ridge cab which was dreamy by comparison. I think this needs more time to show better, though it still feels a little drab and uninviting and am not sure age with fully remedy things.

2018 vintage

Decanted for a 2 hours. Easy drinking, dark plums. Not a ton on the rose but fruit forward in the mouth. Almost Merlot like. Tannins still a bit tight. Probably give the next bottle another 3-5 years.

2018 vintage

Double decanted. Minimal sediment. On the nose beautiful cassis, leather and subtle spice. Mid full bodied palate done in a more refined manner with dark fruit with vibrant acidity, refined tannin and medium finish with spice. Drinks great right now but probably for not too long, up to 5 more years.

2018 vintage

Agree with Old and Grumble. Easy drinking. PnP'd. Wouldn't hold on to these for too long

2018 vintage

A big oak beginning that never produced the big dark fruit I was hoping for…quite dry with a little flat fruit…all ending with a short dry finish.

2018 vintage

Blackberry, black licorice, sweet black cherries, and espresso notes. The finish is a bit short, and the licorice and espresso notes dominated, which left a slight bitterness that paired well is some food. I enjoyed this bottle more after an hour of decanting.

2018 vintage

Black fruit, sour cherry, blueberry, pleasant tannins. Not a large wine, and short aftertaste, but paired well with Greek meatballs and probably other less heavy meats and cheeses. Drank without decanting, would benefit from more opening.

2018 vintage

This is surprisingly good and an outstanding value at only ~$50. The fruit is predominantly succulent blackberry and blueberry with a nice assortment of secondary and tertiary flavors adding depth. Savory acidity and grainy tannins carry the core fruit to a juicy finish, with cedar, vanilla, red licorice, cigar smoke, crushed rock and fresh-ground coffee contributing depth. A truly fine example of Alexander Valley Cabernet.

2018 vintage

Opened up nice, without decanting, after about a hour. Served with a sliced steak, vege and cheese slices, and warm baguette. Paired wonderfully.

2018 vintage

Deep, dark reddish-purple in color; almost opaque. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & black currant with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, herbs, minerals, spices, sage, pine, anise, menthol, tobacco & a hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with cocoa, dried herbs, spices, minerals & a bit of oak/vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks quite …

2018 vintage

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2018 vintage

drinking over 2 nights - smooth red, medium body, cherry, light tannins, pretty nice

2018 vintage

Popped and poured. The 2018 pours a deep ruby/purple with near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe blue fruits like ripping open a fresh pack of Fig Newtons. Herbal with some vanilla and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. Drink now through 2028.

2018 vintage

Bought a case on recommendation. Glad I did. Fine tannins with a smooth, round feel. Can pick out the Mayacamas influence. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

2018 vintage

Drank with Darryl Adamko - red fruits - first time at the new house. Darryl - really liked it to start, but says it got a little jammy - but he really didn’t know what he was talking about

2018 vintage

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2018 vintage

Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 10 *shared* bottles] from 02/14/20 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Ed, having previously tasted the '13, '14, & '16 of this bottling (most > once), it was QUITE the pleasure to be able to taste this '10! THANK you for sharing it with me! :) “From a handful of blocks situated on the spine of the primary mountain crest (1,200 - 1,800 ft asl) that runs through the Estate. Harvested @ 24.0 …

2010 vintage

Wine was gifted to me in 2015/2016, bought in San Francisco and cellared since then. Upon opening, tasted a sip and didn’t much like it: all fruit and alcohol. But, I left it for 3 hours and it improved significantly, the fruit was still there but the nose and mouth were both more leathery and complex. It became much more of a classic cab sav that I was expecting. I drink most wine over two days unless entertaining, and on …

2010 vintage

Over two days, alongside the 2016 Sénéjac and Labégorce. This wine, while modernly styled, features notably more substance than either of the Bordeaux. As such, it served as an excellent benchmark in evaluating those wines. Notably pure on the first day, unmasked by oak, judiciously extracted, non-jammy, and reasonably integrated alcohol. The wine showed more fruit on the second day, bordering on berry liqueur, while retaining its structure and overall balance. Delicious!

2011 vintage

Decanted one hour and served at 68oF. Deep ruby with garnet on the meniscus. Medium+ intensity nose of blackcurrant, vanilla, with more subtle notes of tobacco leaf and bell pepper. Pronounced intensity flavors of black currant and vanilla, full bodied with med+ alcohol but silky and well balanced with med acidity well balanced with med, well balanced tannins. Delicious and drinking well now; can be held a few years doubt it will get better.

2010 vintage

Decanted for two hours. Served slightly chilled. Garnet red initially upon pouring into the carafe, deep violet when exposed to air. Dark fruits, violets, fig and cassis on the nose. Cherry, blue fruits, cranberry, dark chocolate and raspberry flavors were predominate with layers of baking spice, white pepper and cinnamon intertwined. A medium full mouthfeel led to a balanced, refined and elegant texture followed by a silky smooth finish. A wonderful expression of Alexander Valley fruit produced during a challenging …

2011 vintage

Excellent Cab! Full body, mellow tannins, characteristic cab taste.

2011 vintage

A nose of some dark fruit and spice, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with blackberry, currant, some licorice and spice on finish, better values exist. www.winelx.com

2010 vintage

Just ok. I wouldn't buy any more of this wine.

2010 vintage

Solid wine, but lacking a pizazz. Feels a bit thin. Tasted side by side with a 2013 Faust, Faust wins but at a higher price point.

2011 vintage

At a real nice place now. Varietal, balanced mostly resolved tannins, shows some pedigree.

2010 vintage

Very smooth & mellow, not tannic. Dark fruits, raspberry. Really enjoyed this wine.

2010 vintage

Larkmead Battle + 1 . Followed the RM and Larkmead as a pop-n-pour so with difficult comparisons. That said held up pretty well and was a solid wine. Not remembering the details other than it didn't have the bay leaf / herbal nose I've had with Stonestreet cabs in the past.

2010 vintage

As fans of Alexander Valley cab we were excited to try Stonestreet. On pop & pour the nose disclosed very little aroma and only slowly opened up just a little. Dark purple in the glass. On the palate we found dark fruit and oak, but the overall taste experience was very dull and uninteresting. Mild tannins with just a bit of acidity and a short finish. Didn’t improve the next day or the next as others here reported. One of …

2010 vintage

Excellent wine. Rasberries, cherries, opens nice. Half a notch below Bear Point cab which we had yesterday, albeit different vintage (2012).

2010 vintage

- Narrow texture with a medium finish.

2011 vintage

Sehr Dunkles Rubin. Fette, fruchtige Nase nach schwarzen Johannisbeeren. Am Gaumen sehr breitschultrig, gefühlt hoher Alkohol, dicke, fruchtige Restsüsse. Kein schlechter Wein nur nicht ganz mein Fall.

2010 vintage

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2010 vintage

Wow, fantastic cab at this price point. Enjoyed thoroughly with marinaded pork chops. Highly recommended under $30.

2011 vintage

Lots of dark fruit but not overly jammy, nice balanced and layered structured with relatively soft tannins.

2010 vintage

Excellent. Smooth.

2010 vintage

Great fruit, überdelicious even, and very jammy, immediately so and confirmed on the palate, which is defined by soft texture, even though - as you chill the wine slightly - the structure appears and it is way beyond say for example an entry level duckhorn merlot, it has a fresh core and the fruit and oak to last a while, and I wonder if this would not be better in ten years time? Some varietal character, there is some black …

2010 vintage

Jennifer favorite Cab

2010 vintage

Lacking fruit.

2011 vintage

aromas of fresh bundles of berries and clay, big and bright upfront, with grippy tannins and fresh flavors of blackberry, cherry and violets, restrained character, shows strength through the mid palate, pleasant altogether, bright acidity

2011 vintage

Really great bottle

2010 vintage

Six nations tasting (pyrmont wharf, sydney) : graphite, cigar box, pencil shavings, briny…salinity translates to the palate, lacks a bit of fruit, drying, pronounced, talc textured tannins. Oof.

2010 vintage

Pleasant, fruit well balanced with acidity, however tannins are distracting and a bit strong. Too early? Next bottle in 1 year. Very good QPR.

2011 vintage

Offered in the tasting room in Healdsburg, dark maroon with dusty blackberries and moss on the nose. Firm grippy tannins that need extended time open. Reserved blackberry and plum.

2010 vintage

It was ok but not what I usually expect from stonestreet. Lack of focus and too much black fruit.

2010 vintage

Blueberry, rubarb?, some oak. Bright palate. Definitely sonoma fruit. High toned...lots of acid.

2010 vintage

Vinturied into a decanter for 90 minutes then served using the vinturi. Medium ruby red in colour; bright nose of dark red berries, some blackberries, sweet mocha, and some cassis. The palate's getting some red jammy fruits, cherries, blackberries, and some hints of cedar. Medium bodied with a medium finish; a tad dry at the end. This is a very well made cab and can be drank now given enough time in the decanter.

2010 vintage

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