Rodney Strong 2009 Alexander’s Crown Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley)

Country: US / Alexander’s Crown
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Rodney Strong / Alexander Valley

This is the winery’s top Cabernet. The ’09 is very ripe, rich and forward, offering powerful blackberry, cherry and currant flavors that are wrapped into soft, gentle tannins. It’s quite good, but it needs a couple of years in the bottle. Best around 2015.