Stone Tree Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, wild game stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the celebrated Stone Tree Vineyard, perched on the arid, sun-drenched slopes of the Wahluke Slope AVA, this Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon represents the pinnacle of Columbia Crest's single-vineyard expressions. Planted on ancient, gravelly soils deposited by the historic Missoula Floods, the vineyard is renowned for its intense heat accumulation and dramatic diurnal temperature swings. This unique microclimate coaxes out extraordinary concentration, rich dark fruit flavors, and ripe, velvety tannins in the grapes. In the cellar, Columbia Crest employs traditional small-lot fermentation and extended French oak aging to craft a wine of remarkable depth, complexity, and structural integrity, capturing the wild, untamed spirit of Washington State's premier desert terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1982 by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Columbia Crest was the pioneer winery founded within what is now the acclaimed Horse Heaven Hills AVA of eastern Washington. Situated along the benchlands above the Columbia River, the estate takes full advantage of a semi-arid, rain-shadowed microclimate marked by intense summer sunshine, constant river breezes that deter frost and pests, and fast-draining, wind-blown Warden silt loam soils. Initial plantings in 1978 and early winemaking under founding cellar master Doug Gore established the winery's benchmark status for reliable varietal purity and commercial scale. The production regimen bridges large-scale precision with small-lot barrel fermentation and French and American oak aging. Columbia Crest cemented its reputation when its 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon won Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year. Today, the estate produces tiered selections ranging from the everyday Two Vines and Grand Estates labels to vineyard-driven Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay expressions.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon