And it is from the Alexander Valley that Herzog Wine Cellars produces one of its most sought after and awarded wines. With a diversity of climate and areas that sit adjacent to the highly touted Russian River and the Chalk Hill, Alexander Valley cabernets are some of the most complex and sophisticated cabs in the world, mirroring the flavor profiles of the legendary Bordeaux wines. While Sonoma has a wonderful collection of smaller AVAs, few are as revered as the Alexander Valley. To this day, Sonoma cabernets are considered some of the finest in the world, providing more complexities and diversity of palate than Napa's fruit forward offerings, "cab drinker's cabs" as they've become known. And from these vines grew what would become the empire of California wines. It was in 1832 that Spanish Franciscan monks planted the first vineyards in the present day Sonoma County. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - While it may not receive the fanfare of its neighboring Napa Valley, there is no argument that Sonoma has played just as important a role in the development of California wines. A bottle of the Special Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet.
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