Wine Tastings

Estate Grown: A classic dry Riesling, with enticing floral notes of jasmine and honeysuckle on the nose. The palate is met with a streak of expressive citrus flavors, balanced in tandem with green apple and honey to provide rich texture and tension. Brightness and clean acidity expand to subtle weight from the palate to a zesty, chiseled finish of stone fruit and minerality.

Estate Grown: Delicate winemaking emphasizes the light, red fruit in taste and pink hue in color reminiscent of rose petal and watermelon on the nose are complemented on the palate by wild strawberry and suggestive notes of pomegranate. The palate provides tones of summer berries and finishes with the subtle saline like minerality making this fruit-focused rose` comparable to a Provence rose' of southern France.

Estate grown using French clones 548 and 472. Beginning with a straw color and unmistakable nose of fresh cut grass followed by a complex bouquet of gooseberry, acacia honey, and grapefruit with a bright and acidic layered mineral finish

Estate grown using French clones 548 and 472. These clones are grown on soil which is sandy loam, with a touch of clay interspersed throughout. The clones were chosen for their elegance, balance, and ability to retain their acidity when grown at Stone Ashe Vineyards. The clone lends itself of the Chablis style of winemaking, with white meadow flowers leading off the nose - apple, honeydew, melon, and pear throughout the profile, and a dry lean mineral finish.

Left Bank style Bordeaux blend. Full bodied, red-purplish in color, aged in French Oak for 15 months and 7 months in bottle. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Petit Verdot. This tightly structured wine has notes of dark blackberry, currants, and cassis evolving into tobacco, leather, and mocha.

Long beautiful ripening fall weather on our south facing slopes lead to a wine reminiscent of the Bourgueil region in France. Note an expression of red plum, dark cherry, blackberry, and blueberry with floral nuances, without the bell pepper profile common in Cabernet Franc. Velvety smooth fine grain tannins and medium acidity complete the long memorable finish. This wine has aged in French oak for 24 months and is 100% estate grown Cabernet Franc

Right Bank style Bordeaux blend. Youthful and lively with dark cherry, blueberry, and plum, with silky, soft tannins. This distinctive character is derived from the blending of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. Aged 15 month in French Oak and 7 months in bottle.

Single varietal offers very fruit forward flavors on the palate such as black cherry, black currant and blackberry followed with some chocolate and bold but smooth tannins. The aromas offer a rich experience of its own, offering black cherry, spice and bell pepper. The SAV Cabernet Sauvignon offers a lush mouthfeel and a deep and rich color. This single select varietal spent 30 months in French oak.

Using French clones 548, 4, and 72, this wine has spent 8 months in French Oak barrels on lees after fermentation. This process is bâtonnage and it enhances mouth-feel/creaminess and weight. It is then transferred back into stainless steel tanks for 4 additional months to retain the fruit, aromatics, and brightness. The well-integrated oak enhances the profile of apple, pear, and melon.