Sourced exclusively from the Napa Valley. The Red Wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Malbec, 10% Syrah and 2% Petit Verdot. The sourcing for the fruit covers vineyards as far south as Oak Knoll and as far north as Calistoga.

The result of this appellation spread is a blending of the characteristics typical of each area into a melange of influences some more Bordeaux in character with other higher brix areas showing more extracted fruit and richness.

Sourced from the Chalk Hill appellation. This viticultural area is south of the Alexander Valley and defined by the rolling hills of the Mayacamas Mountains. 

This fruit is typically more intense and deeper in color than the fruit found in the Alexander Valley. The fruit is similar to fruit sourced from the bench lands of eastern Oakville, where the wines are well structured and built to enjoy over many years.

This is one of the premiere growing regions in Sonoma County for production of exceptional Bordeaux varietals.

This wine is sourced from a Dry Creek Valley vineyard just north of the Russian River Valley appellation.

As a result, the wine acts more like Russian River in fruit and total acidity.

The clone in this case is the classic Wente clone famous for its Burgundian character lingering fruit and distinctive mineralogy.

Viticultural Appellation

The 2018 Sonoma Crest Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from fruit spanning Sonoma County.

Portions of the wine come from the Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley and the Sonoma Valley. Each of these areas has its own unique soil type in addition to average degree day heat indexes leading to a melange of complex flavors and tannin levels.

• While the fruit from the Alexander Valley is from a cooler more red fruit area near the Russian River, the Dry Creek fruit is plush and easily accessible with the higher heat and silky smooth fruit coming from the Sonoma Valley adding a touch of plum in the cornucopia of fruits found in this ready to drink Cabernet Sauvignon.

Tasting Notes:

Beautifully integrated aromas of cassis and dark chocolate lift from the glass.

Upon entry the fruit explodes fulfilling the promise of the inky black color.

Tannins, silky but powerful, layers of cassis, dark chocolate with racy black cherry and fresh-from-the-oven wild blackberry pie precede sweet French oak.

The finish is long, beginning in the glass and ending with one of California’s highest elevation vineyards.

Tasting Notes:

Elevation Matters.

At 2,400 feet above the valley floor, Cabernet Sauvignon takes on a distinctive Bordeaux character.

The wine’s fruit opens slowly in perfect sync with a fine meal or related conversation.

Patience rewards with layers of red and black currants that warm like the rich, deep, soul-shaking strokes of a bow on a cello.

Racy staccato spice and French horn vanilla compete to dominate the finish.

The symphony elevates toward the last movement, lingering in memory beyond time.

Tasting Notes:

Hues of blue and purple going into red are reflected in the soil and the fruit.

The last light of the day prismatically expands into layers of color and fruit, which are revealed in this wine, moving from aroma to finish uninterrupted.

The wine is a blessing to be paired with foods that, dare I say, contain fat.

This wine dances with marbled beef, cream and stinky cheeses.