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Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Alden Vineyardstext
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16¾/20

Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Alden Vineyards 1999

Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, United StatesAlden Vineyards, sits at 900 to 1100 feet above sea level where prolonged cooler temperatures combined with the overcast mornings in spring and early summer help the fruit to ripened slowly. Look for a rich vanilla, coffee, mocha, saddle leather and black pepper nose streaked with clove, cassis, black olive and smoky blackberry fruit. Elegant and round with similar cedar, pepper, black olive, cassis and smoky coffee flavours. Warm earthy, mocha cassis finish with light tannins. Well balanced for current consumption. Keep another one to three years.Tasted: 01 December 2003Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$45.00750mlSpecial Order - Mark Anthony Wine Merchants
Producer: Rodney Strong Estate VineyardsDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonUPC: 087512929913