Stonestreet Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Coffee aroma, oaky, leathery palate. Tart finish, with some young berry flavors.

April 2007

Oaky nose, good cab structure. Red fruits in the mouth - cherry, blackberry, some chocolate. Slightly bitter finish, with strong tannins - 15 seconds.

May 2007

International Wine Cellar rating: 90

Excellent cab, Complex, tannic, with floral and spice aromatics. Fleshy, vivid red fruits and black mineral streaks in the finish. Medium notes throughout in good balance, but not as deep and heavy as I prefer it. Still, a wonderfully composed wine.

December 2008

Revealing a tannic firmness and copious black currant fruit, the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon is a spicy, lavishly wooded effort. Give it 1-2 years of cellaring and enjoy it over the following 15-18 years. It may merit an even higher rating. This is a big, forceful wine that was firm and closed when tasted in late October.

Stonestreet is recognized as one of California's premier wineries. Over the last decade, Stonestreet has earned over eighty Gold Medals and eleven Best-of-Show awards in major judgings across the U.S., and recognition as a Winery of the Year by Wine and Spirits Magazine in 1996 and 1998.

April 2009

Varietal Composition: 77% Cabernet Sauvignon,17% Merlot, 6% Syrah Winemaker Graham Weerts handcrafted this wine exclusively fromStonestreet's Alexander Mountain Estate vineyards. Powerful and layered, this Cabernet Sauvignon is afitting representation of the complicated, and rugged AlexanderMountain terroir. This epic mountain's cooler temperatures and lean,rock-strewn soils yield wines of concentrated flavor, color andexceptional complexity. Ruby-red. Suave and intensely aromatic, with lush cherry and cassis aromas underscored by gentle oak spice notes. read more...Silky in texture, with sweet cherry compote and blackcurrant flavors, soft tannins and impressive power on the finish. Sweet and impressively seamless cabernet. -Steven Tanzer's, International Wine Cellars    (hide)