Rodney Strong Symmetry - Alexander Valley Red Meritage 2002
Region: Alexander Valley
Winery: Rodney Strong
Variety: Blend (Red)

Celebrating the esteemed art of blending, the spirit of Symmetry is truly the essence of Sonoma County. With nearly 40 years experience growing classic French grape varieties here, we select our best cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc from mountain and hillside vineyards in Alexander Valley, where well-drained rocky soils combine with warm, sunny days and cool nights to provide ideal growing conditions for Bordeaux varieties. Unique areas within each vineyard are hand harvested individually, fermented separately and aged for two years in French and American oak barrels. Every barrel is tasted and graded, and only the highest graded barrels are considered for the final blend. Once this careful blending is complete, we bottle and age the wine for an additional two years prior to release.
The 2001 Symmetry greets you with an opulent bouquet of blackberries, ripe dark plums and sweet spices. The wine opens generously on the palate with layers of blackberry, cassis and plum framed with accents of dark chocolate and spice. The finish is persistent and smooth. This wine is at once rich, harmonious, powerful, and elegant; a wine intended to be enjoyable on release, yet destined for years of further evolution in the bottle. Savor it!

2001 Acclaim

DOUBLE GOLD - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January, 2006
GOLD - Hilton Head International Judging & Competition, February, 2006
GOLD - International Eastern Wine Competition, May 2006
GOLD - Tasters Guild Consumer Wine Judging - August 2006
92 POINTS - Tidings Magazine - Robin Mines, August 28, 2006
GOLD - Monterey Wine Competition, March 2007
Best of Class Gold - New World International Wine Competition, March 2007

Posted by thewinery on December 2nd, 2007 at 9:22pm | report comment

Rodney Strong Symmetry - Alexander Valley Red Meritage 2002
Region: Alexander Valley
Winery: Rodney Strong
Variety: Blend (Red)

Excellent wine. Tasted this at the Winery in Healdsburg in 2007.

Posted by curtcrosby on October 13th, 2008 at 11:32pm | report comment