Silver Oak Alexander Cabernet
| Vintage: | 2019 |
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| Description: | Winemaker Notes\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 2019 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has notes of red cherry, raspberry, blackberry, iris, vanilla and clove. Ruby in color, this elegant wine has great acidity and lift on the mid-palate. Black currant and warm baking spices linger with a deep and fruity finish. It will provide drinking pleasure through 2047 given proper cellaring.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBlend:95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.9% Merlot, 2.5% Cabernet Franc,.4% Petit Verdot\r\nDecantur 95\r\nJames Suckling 94\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe winter rains started in late December, and by the time the vines awoke from their slumber, the soil profile was recharged, the lakes and reservoirs had filled up again, and the vintage was off to a healthy start. Lower-than-average spring temperatures resulted in a slightly delayed budbreak, and we received a welcome and unexpected rain event just before bloom. It did not interfere with fruit set and prepared the vines for the warm summer conditions. In 2019, the challenge was in the vineyard\u2014to stay on top of prolific plant growth and to thin some of the crop later in the season for optimal vine balance. Summer and fall temperatures averaged a balmy 85\u00b0F with only three brief heat events during fruit ripening that brought in the usual fog pattern that makes the Alexander\r\nValley growing region so special. Harvest commenced on September 11 and proceeded at a busy-but-steady pace for five weeks to finish on October 18. Crops were generous, and the quality we saw in the fermentations augured another outstanding vintage with layers of complexity, great depth and elegant tannins.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAbout Silver Oak\r\nSilver 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. Ray Twomey Duncan, a Colorado entrepreneur who began investing in California vineyards in the late 1960s, and Justin Meyer, a Christian Brothers-trained winemaker,\u00a0co-founded Silver Oak\u00a0out of\u00a0a Napa Valley dairy barn in\u00a01972, producing only 1,000 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\u00a0highly\u00a0sought-after staple on restaurant wine lists\u00a0nationwide. After selecting Daniel Baron to succeed him as winemaker in\u00a01994, Justin retired, selling his share of Silver Oak to the Duncan family in 2001.\u00a0Ray\u2019s sons,\u00a0David and Tim Duncan,\u00a0own and operate the winery to this day.\r\nIn 2006, a fire destroyed our historic Oakville winery.\u00a0While rebuilding was\u00a0a\u00a0difficult and\u00a0emotional event;\u00a0the opportunity to design a\u00a0new, state-of-the-art winery\u00a0from the ground up has resulted in better\u00a0Napa Valley Cabernets and minimized our eco footprint.\u00a0Ten years\u00a0after\u00a0the fire,\u00a0Silver Oak Napa Valley was designated the world\u2019s\u00a0first Leed Platinum winery for existing buildings, operations and maintenance (EBOM)\u00a0by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).\u00a0\u00a0\r\nNext, when it came time to reimagine the Silver Oak Alexander Valley winery, we applied the lessons learned from our Oakville winery and set an even higher\u00a0bar. With a goal of net-zero water and energy as our north star, the new Sonoma county winery has since become the world\u2019s first winery to achieve Leed Platinum for building, design and construction (bd+c). |
| Price: | $ 85.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on October 30, 2024.
