Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2019 Magnum
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97 Points | CWA
“Having judged the last 25 releases of this collector favorite, we believe this is the most seriously powerful and rich vintage to date. A bit of inquiry with our friends at Silver Oak revealed this is a reflection of the fact that the 2019 vintage now includes a dash of Merlot plus two prominent new Cabernet vineyard sources, one surrounded by Beckstoffer To-Kalon and the other ideally situated among the Cult Cabernet atop Pritchard Hill. This 2019 features a silky, rich and velvety texture with hints of creamy mocha on the finish. It commences with aromas of toasted oak and cedar balanced by delightful dark fruit and baking spices. It is truly luscious with notes of tobacco and creamy vanilla. A surefire winner with a juicy steak tonight!” - California Wine Advisors (1/2024)
96 Points | D
“The 2019 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet shows a deep, ruby colour. It is a beautifully compact wine that delivers complex and nuanced aromas of Bing cherry and black raspberry with tobacco, currant leaf, and cedarwood laced with dried sage. Focused and linear on the medium to full-bodied palate, showing expressive dark berry character and exotic oak spices with a firm backbone of fine-grained structured tannins. Cool raspberry, cherry, and blackberry fruit are perfectly represented, and the lengthy finish is crisp, lively, and energetic. No doubt, this is one to cellar. Exhaustive oak seasoning experiments led by winemaker Nate Weis resulted in the discovery that the American oak they age Silver Oak in when seasoned for 24 months and toasted for 90 minutes, marks the point at which the oak imparts more vanillin character and delivers better tannin integration. By contrast, the 2018 vintage was aged in American oak, seasoned for 16 months and toasted for 60 minutes. Weis explains that their experiments showed that underseasoned American oak imparts a dill character, while overseasoning results in coconutty notes, but finding a sweet spot delivers that vanillian quality winemakers look for in French oak. Taste the 2018 and 2019s side by side if you can, and note the subtle differences and shift to a more savoury profile in the 2019 vintage, with a very precise integration of oak tannin. It will be exciting to follow their progression in the cellar and see how subsequent vintages shape up in healthy and challenging harvest years.” - Decanter
Winemaker Notes
“Expressive and lively on the nose, the 2019 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a black cherry and huckleberry aroma laced with dry floral notes. Integrated oak adds a light note of sweet nutmeg to this wine. Ruby in color, it has a fruit-forward entry with silky tannins that build across the mid-palate and through a long and balanced finish. Structured while still approachable, this wine remains true to the signature Silver Oak winemaking style and will continue to improve through 2047 given proper cellaring conditions.”
“Having judged the last 25 releases of this collector favorite, we believe this is the most seriously powerful and rich vintage to date. A bit of inquiry with our friends at Silver Oak revealed this is a reflection of the fact that the 2019 vintage now includes a dash of Merlot plus two prominent new Cabernet vineyard sources, one surrounded by Beckstoffer To-Kalon and the other ideally situated among the Cult Cabernet atop Pritchard Hill. This 2019 features a silky, rich and velvety texture with hints of creamy mocha on the finish. It commences with aromas of toasted oak and cedar balanced by delightful dark fruit and baking spices. It is truly luscious with notes of tobacco and creamy vanilla. A surefire winner with a juicy steak tonight!” - California Wine Advisors (1/2024)
96 Points | D
“The 2019 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet shows a deep, ruby colour. It is a beautifully compact wine that delivers complex and nuanced aromas of Bing cherry and black raspberry with tobacco, currant leaf, and cedarwood laced with dried sage. Focused and linear on the medium to full-bodied palate, showing expressive dark berry character and exotic oak spices with a firm backbone of fine-grained structured tannins. Cool raspberry, cherry, and blackberry fruit are perfectly represented, and the lengthy finish is crisp, lively, and energetic. No doubt, this is one to cellar. Exhaustive oak seasoning experiments led by winemaker Nate Weis resulted in the discovery that the American oak they age Silver Oak in when seasoned for 24 months and toasted for 90 minutes, marks the point at which the oak imparts more vanillin character and delivers better tannin integration. By contrast, the 2018 vintage was aged in American oak, seasoned for 16 months and toasted for 60 minutes. Weis explains that their experiments showed that underseasoned American oak imparts a dill character, while overseasoning results in coconutty notes, but finding a sweet spot delivers that vanillian quality winemakers look for in French oak. Taste the 2018 and 2019s side by side if you can, and note the subtle differences and shift to a more savoury profile in the 2019 vintage, with a very precise integration of oak tannin. It will be exciting to follow their progression in the cellar and see how subsequent vintages shape up in healthy and challenging harvest years.” - Decanter
Winemaker Notes
“Expressive and lively on the nose, the 2019 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a black cherry and huckleberry aroma laced with dry floral notes. Integrated oak adds a light note of sweet nutmeg to this wine. Ruby in color, it has a fruit-forward entry with silky tannins that build across the mid-palate and through a long and balanced finish. Structured while still approachable, this wine remains true to the signature Silver Oak winemaking style and will continue to improve through 2047 given proper cellaring conditions.”
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