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P a c i f i c O c e a n

San Pablo Bay

PETALUMAGAP

DRY CREEKVALLEY

ROCKPILE

BENNETTVALLEY

SONOMAMOUNTAIN

PINE MOUNTAINCLOVERDALE PEAK

LOS CARNEROS

DIAMOND MT.DISTRICT

CALISTOGA

SPRING MT.DISTRICT

SONOMAVALLEY

MOONMOUNTAIN

NAPACOUNTY

MARINCOUNTY

SONOMACOUNTY

Fort Ross Windsor

Forestville

Jimtown

Healdsburg

Jenner

Geyserville

Bodega Bay

Sebastopol

Cloverdale

Petaluma

Sonoma

Santa Rosa

Calistoga

KNIGHTSVALLEY

SONOMACOAST

FORT ROSSSEAVIEW

ALEXANDERVALLEY

CHALK HILL

RUSSIAN RIVERVALLEY

GREENVALLEY

River East

River West

Bud’s Ranch

Alexander’s Crown

Bavarian Lion

Peter Newman

Blue Wing

Jane’s

Chalk HillPleasant

Cooley Ranch

Brothers

Hubbard Ranch

Rockaway

Charlotte’s HomePine Flat

Chalk HillArata

WINERY AND TASTING ROOM

Place Matters. SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA© 2016 Rodney Strong Vineyards, Healdsburg, CA #RS4000126

RODNEYSTRONG.COM

OUR STORY

At Rodney Strong Vineyards we focus on modern artisan winemaking,

exclusively from Sonoma County, California. Our family-owned winery is

committed to quality wines and to protecting our resources for the future.

We are solar powered, certifi ed sustainable, practice Fish Friendly Farming

and Sonoma County’s fi rst carbon neutral winery.

HISTORY

Rodney Strong recognized in the late 1960s that Sonoma County’s Alexander

Valley was an exceptional area for heat loving Cabernet Sauvignon. He

planted our fi rst Cabernet vineyard in 1971, Alexander’s Crown, on a small hill

in Jimtown, and the reputation for fi ne Sonoma County Cabernet has never

looked back. Today we have three exceptional Cabernet vineyards, from

Jimtown, to Geyserville, and all the way north to Cloverdale, planted in the

well-drained alluvial, volcanic, and uplifted shale/sandstone soils that make

Sonoma County an ideal place for this noble grape.

THE VINTAGE & VINEYARDS

A mild, dry winter encouraged early bud break in Sonoma County in 2014.

The growing season was very warm overall, but tempered by overcast days

in late July and late August and a heavy drizzle in early September, which

slowed ripening through extended hang time on the vines. We harvested the

Cabernet Sauvignon to make this wine from September 8 through October 12

under ideal conditions.

TASTING NOTES

Our 2014 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is rich with dark cherry, plum

and baking spices. The delicious fruit is accompanied by crushed violet and

black pepper notes. The palate has medium tannins, lingering spicy oak fl avors

and a lush fi nish. Enjoy this Cabernet now with burgers, meat lovers pizza or

grilled steak.

RODNEY STRONG

Sonoma County

caberneT sauvignon

WINEMAKER Justin Seidenfeld

ALCOHOL 13.5%

TA 0.59g/100 mL

PH 3.76

APPELLATION Sonoma County

CELLAR &

FERMENTATION

15 months in 75%

American oak and 25%

French oak barrels

2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNONSONOMA COUNTY