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2016 Aperture Red

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March 27, 2022 - $52

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RATINGS

93The Wine Advocate

...aromas of cassis, red and black plum, chargrill, leather and beef drippings with accents of fried herbs, bitter chocolate, cedar, violet and a classy framing of new oak spice. Medium to full-bodied, dense and rich...coiled layers of spicy, mineral-tinged fruits...ripe, well-woven tannins with seamless freshness and a long, silky finish.

93Jeb Dunnuck

...ripe, sexy bouquet of blackcurrants, plums, Asian spice, chocolate, and leafy herbs. It's medium to full-bodied, has plenty of classic cedar and tobacco hints on the palate, a stacked mid-palate, terrific balance, and a great finish.

90Wine Enthusiast

...high-toned cherry, plum and cassis—the wine richly made and integrated in oak, tannin and heat.

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma, Alexander Valley

Alexander Valley is an American Viticultural Area just north of Healdsburg, in Sonoma County. It was granted AVA status in 1984, with amendments made in subsequent years. The Russian River flows through the valley, and the region was named for Cyrus Alexander, a 19th century landowner and grape grower. The AVA includes 15,000 vineyard acres, much of it rich, alluvial soil layered on a bed of gravel, somewhat similar to many vineyards in Bordeaux. Alexander Valley is sheltered from marine weather by the low hills northeast of Healdsburg, though it is often shrouded in the morning fog coming off the Russian River. Some of the earliest commercial winemaking in the area started in the 1880s, when immigrants formed the Italian Swiss Colony cooperative at Asti. The region made jug wines until the 1960s and 1970s, when a new wave of quality-minded producers started estates. Today Alexander Valley is home to some of California’s most admired wineries, including Simi, Stonestreet and the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Silver Oak Cellars, though based in Napa Valley, has a second winery in Alexander Valley where it makes Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Many grapes do well in the Alexander Valley, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel.