2011 Stonestreet Legacy
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(77% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot and 3% petit verdot; 64% new French oak): Bright medium ruby. Cassis, black cherry, licorice, loam and spicy oak on the expressive nose, complemented by a note of graphite minerality. Plush, ripe and sweet, showing excellent intensity to its flavors of blackcurrant, licorice, bitter chocolate and earth. This is creamier and more pliant than the cabernets that winemaker Graham Weerts makes under the Stonestreet label, but there's still plenty of spine. Lovely ripely tannic finish offers lingering notes of blackberry, cassis, minerals and oak. I'd wait two years and then enjoy this wine over the following ten.
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This wine, which has been separated from the Stonestreet Alexander Mountain estate, is sold under its own label. A 403-case blend from the high elevation vineyards of Alexander Valley Estate, is made by South African winemaker, Graham Weerts. A blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, it was aged 19 months in 64% new French oak. An opaque purple color is followed by lots of crushed rock minerality, sweet creme de cassis and black raspberries, and a deep, full-bodied, dusty, earthy, backward personality. It is slightly softer than Stonestreet’s 2011 Cabernet Sauvignons, but will still benefit from several years of bottle age. It should keep for 15-20 years. Tel. (800) 355-8008