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Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
(Napa Valley, California) - [WA 94] [VM 90]
Regular price $279.98
About the Winery:
Silver Oak Cellars is a family-owned, California winery dedicated to producing only Cabernet Sauvignon. Silver Oak was established in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer. It is currently operated by Ray's sons David Duncan, who serves as the President and CEO, and his brother, Tim Duncan, who serves as Executive Vice President. Silver Oak has two wineries; one in Oakville in the Napa Valley and one in Healdsburg in the Alexander Valley.
Wine Maker Notes:
The 1997 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a saturated, inky garnet hue. The aromas are fascinatingly complex with notes of carnation, wet asphalt, cassis, blackberry and cocoa nibs. This is a generous and giving vintage with a fleshy and round entry, a dense structure, cherry and vanilla flavors and a present but not overbearing structure of fine tannin. As it moves throughout the palate, this wine crescendos toward a grand finish with plenty of horsepower and some cocoa powder tannins. Decanting suggested due to moderate sediment. While it can be enjoyed now, this wine should continue to improve through 2029.
Composition: 93%Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petite Verdot
13.9% alcohol
Ratings & Reviews:
94 Points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa looks to be one of the finest wines made by the winemaking team of proprietor Justin Meyer and winemaker/viticulturist Daniel Baron. The 1997 Napa is an impressive effort. A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, this wine has a flamboyant nose of fruitcake, licorice, Asian spice, black currants, and toasty wood. Deep, opulent, viscous, intense, chewy, and thick, it is a classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon made in an all-American oak lovers' style." – Robert Parker (Dec 2000)
90 Points – Vinous Media
"Deep ruby-red, with faint amber at the rim. Deeply pitched aromas of currant, tobacco, mocha, bitter chocolate, game, oak char and cigar box; strong element of sweet roasted wood. Sweeter and richer than the Alexander Valley bottling; has more mid-palate stuffing to buffer its firm spine of acidity. Just a whiff of herbs in the mouth. Finishes quite long, with broad tannins reaching the teeth. Complex and satisfying." – Stephen Tanzer (May 2002)