2019 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
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A blend of 94.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Aged in American oak for 18 months. Smells of sweet black cherry and cola. Flavours of black cherry, cola and hints of mocha have a nice bright juiciness thanks to excellent acidity. Powdery tannins coat the mouth and stiffen slightly with time. The oak is very well integrated here, making its presence felt in the gradually more muscular tannins and a scent of woodiness in the finish. (AY)
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley includes tiny splashes of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot was aged for 24 months in 50% new American oak and the rest in second-use barrels. The 2019 is the current release, as the estate likes to hold back their wines until they are ready to drink. It offers notes of toasted oak, preserved red plum, forest floor, a hint of coconut, and vanilla. Full-bodied, it has a rounded, creamy texture with a coating feel, sweet tannins, and its oak profile lasting through the ripe finish. It is going to show its best over the coming several years.
95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Cabernet Franc, 1.9% Merlot, 0.4% Petit Verdot. Aged in 100% new oak, then re-aged in 50% new oak. Mint, dark chocolate, pure cassis, something caramelised too. Intense palate that somehow manages to match the saturated oak flavours and intense fruit. High, fine tannins. Long finish with very persistent fruit. This is Cali Cab at its brassiest. (RH)
Handsome and classic for a Sonoma County cabernet, this full-bodied, approachable wine offers abundant aromas of black cherries, toasted oak and tobacco backed by gorgeous black cherries and black olive flavors on moderate tannins. It’s 95% cabernet sauvignon. Best through 2034.