2018 Silver Oak Napa Cabernet
| Vintage: | 2016 |
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| Description: | Napa Valley\r\nWinemaker Notes\r\nThe 2018 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color with notes of strawberry, fresh carnation, black pepper and vanilla. This wine builds in strength and body across the mid-palate with a blackberry character on the finish and bright cherry return. With integrated tannins, it\u2019s expressive yet luxurious with an even, balanced finish. Given proper cellaring conditions, this wine will continue to improve through 2043.\r\nBlend: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15.2% Merlot, 5.1% Cabernet Franc, 3.2% Petit Verdot, 0.5% Malbec\u00a0\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: | $ 169.99 |
| 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 December 31, 2023.
