Silver Oak Alexander Cabernet
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Winemaker Notes\r\nRuby in color, the 2018 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has notes of cassis, caramel, juniper, and pomegranate. Lifted and vibrant on the nose, this wine is fresh on the palate with a juice, fruit-forward core. Its silky mouthfeel will provide drinking pleasure through 2044 given proper cellaring conditions.\r\nBlend:94.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.2% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc\r\nAbout the vintage: Like a sigh of relief, 2018 was a welcome change to previous vintages. Cooler spring temperatures and a light dusting of snow in the mountains around the winery set the theme for a near-perfect growing season: cooperative and slower-paced. By May, the soils were at capacity from winter and spring rains, and conditions were perfect for a long and even bloom. A generous fruit set\u2014both in terms of cluster count and size\u2014followed, and the ripening season was blessed with \u201cnatural air conditioning\u201d in the form of the Pacific fog layer in the evenings. is phase concluded with glorious warm and dry weather that allowed the grapes to achieve slow and synchronized physiological and aromatic maturity. With the abundant amount of fruit, harvest commenced in Alexander Valley on September 14\u2014about two weeks later than the previous vintages. 2018 was truly a stand-out vintage that\u2019s accessible, young and commands great aging potential.\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 September 10, 2022.
