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2008 Rodney Strong Rockaway Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alexander Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 88 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Critic tasting note: "There are lots of rich blackberry, cherry and currant flavors in this dry young wine. You'll also find the dried herb flavor that often characterize Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It's a bit high in alcohol and doesn't seem to be an ager, but it's finely crafted." - 90/100, Wine Enthusiast
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Highlights
- From Alexander Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 88 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Rodney Strong Vineyards is a Sonoma County winery deeply rooted in the rise of the Sonoma and greater California wine industries. Founder Rodney Strong is often regarded as a pioneer of Sonoma wine with several significant regi...
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- Region or Appellation
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5 - 15.4%
- Ownership
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Klein family
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Chicken pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Steak frites with garlic butter Main Course
- Rump steak, with frites and salad
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Lamb rogan josh Main Course
- Slow braised lamb with thick spicy sauce
- Contains: Indian curry, chilli
- Indian
- Beef with bean sprouts Main Course
- Contains: garlic, ginger
- Chinese
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2008 vintage for California was relatively good.
After a wet winter, the season began with an unusually dry spring which, despite the previous winter's rains, threatened drought, particularly in the more arid AVAS. Both April and March then saw abnormally ...
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