Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5 Liter Magnum) 1986
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The 1986 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a dark amber hue and is quite opaque. Aromatically, it is fresh and on the herbal side with notes of anise, fresh dill and black pepper. It offers presence on attack, a round and soft entry and a lively tannic structure. The finish is delicate—moderate in length and is supported mostly by a vibrant acidity and flavors of sandalwood and leather. Decanting suggested due to heavy sediment.
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Decanter
The colour is showing age, but it’s more together than the Alexander Valley version, with an expansive array of aromas from mint to leather, graphite, and sandalwood. It reminds me of an old Rioja, with a kind of roasted brown sugar note and ripe, soft structure. I can imagine people loving this with a juicy steak.
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Wine Spectator
Shows the same exotic oak and spice character of the Bonny's Vineyard bottling, but is a shade less concentrated and perhaps more elegant. Features lots of complex flavors, ranging from plum and black cherry to dill and spice. Finishes with smooth tannins.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
There was no controversy over the 1986 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley. It exhibited significantly less of the fruitcake, cedar, herb component of the 1986 Alexander Valley, and more of the classic, blackcurrant, tobacco, toasty oak personality. Rich and fleshy, with a deeper garnet color containing less orange and amber at the edge, this full-bodied, lush, concentrated wine was hedonistic, voluptuously-textured, thick, and juicy.
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Silver Oak was started in 1972 with a simple driving philosophy - to focus production on only one varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon. What's more, they resolved to create a wine with a style all its own: not another hard, tannic red wine requiring years of aging to enjoy, but a wine of fully developed flavors and a velvety soft texture on the day it is released for sale.
Silver Oak produces Cabernet Sauvignon from two appellations. Their Napa Valley derives its fruit from both owned and contracted vineyards, and is produced entirely at their Oakville winery. Beginning in 1994, small amounts of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot have been included in their Napa blend to add complexity and softness.
Silver Oak also produces stellar Cabernet from their Alexander Valley vineyards. A critical reason for the success of this wine, and every wine they make, has always been that they create the final blend before aging it in American oak barrels and then bottles. Over the course of four-and-a-half years, the wine’s flavors, aromas, and textures have an opportunity to meld with one another and the wood’s delicate qualities to create the kind of graceful cohesion found only in the world's most elegant wines.