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-James Suckling -
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Technical Details
- 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15.2% Merlot, 5.1% Cabernet Franc, 3.2% Petit Verdot, 0.5% Malbec
- Nate Weis
- US
- California
- North Coast
- Napa Valley
- Precision Viticulture
- 100% American oak barrels
- 25 months
- 14.5%
Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018
Precision Viticulture
33% OFF RETAIL!
James Suckling handed the 2018 Silver Oak Napa a jaw dropping 97 points, and this release reminds everyone why this label has been earning its place on great tables for 50 years. Lush, generous, and unmistakably Napa: all dark cassis, vanilla kissed oak, and silky tannins that practically beg to be opened tonight. Legendary name, legendary vintage, and scores to match.
About The Producer
Silver Oak began over a handshake between two friends with a bold vision: focus on one varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon, aged exclusively in American oak and worthy of cellaring for decades to come. Raymond Twomey Duncan, a Colorado entrepreneur who began investing in California vineyards in the late 1960s, and Justin Meyer, a winemaker and former Christian Brother, began in a Napa Valley dairy barn in 1972, producing only 1,100 cases of their inaugural vintage. Over the next two decades, Silver Oak grew in popularity. Our Napa Valley and Alexander Valley Cabernets sold quickly upon their release from the winery and became a sought-after staple on restaurant wine lists around the country. After selecting Daniel Baron to succeed him as winemaker in 1994, Justin retired, selling his share of Silver Oak to the Duncan family in 2001.