Stone Tree Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release, as the robust tannins soften and reveal deeper tertiary complexities.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the renowned Stone Tree Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope, this Cabernet Sauvignon represents a dramatic intersection of Washington's geological history and modern low-intervention winemaking. The vineyard itself is named after the petrified wood remnants found in the area, a testament to the ancient volcanic activity and cataclysmic Missoula Floods that deposited rich, gravelly soils across the landscape. Under the guidance of winemaker Ryan Crane, Kerloo Cellars coaxes a refined elegance from this notoriously warm site. While the Wahluke Slope typically yields massive, high-alcohol blockbusters, Kerloo's approach emphasizes restraint, capturing the vineyard's signature dusty tannins, intense dark currant fruit, and complex herbaceous undertones without overwhelming the palate with heavy oak.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane, Kerloo Cellars takes its name from the echoing call of the sandhill crane, symbolizing Crane's calling to craft authentic, terroir-driven Washington State wines. After studying viticulture and enology in Walla Walla and honing his cellar craft at Forgeron Cellars and Va Piano Vineyards, Crane built Kerloo around meticulous fruit sourcing from esteemed, sustainably farmed vineyard sites spanning the Walla Walla Valley, Yakima Valley, and Columbia Gorge. His cellaring philosophy prioritizes minimal intervention, foot-treading, native fermentations, neutral oak, and concrete maturation to highlight purity of site and varietal transparency. Kerloo built a devoted following for its cool-climate Rhone-style expressions and vibrant single-vineyard bottlings, including Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay, Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, and single-site Grenache, Syrah, and Grenache Rosé from benchmark crus like Upland and Painted Hills.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon