Winemaker Notes
The 2015 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep, rich red color with a purple rim. A robust wine with an assertive and alluring attack, it has notes of strawberry, cigar and tea leaves with a touch of black pepper and clove. A mouthwatering mid-palate of raspberry is followed by an expressive and bright finish. With lush and silky tannins, this ageworthy wine will show beautifully through 2038 given proper cellaring conditions.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A concentrated, super-deep and powerful cabernet that is just starting to round off with age but still offers plenty of force from its tight tannins and dark fruit. Aromas of spearmint, dark cherries and a touch of earth, then delicious blueberry and dark chocolate flavors with a creamy cappuccino accent. 81% cabernet sauvignon,13% merlot and dashes of petit verdot, cabernet franc and malbec.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Silver Oak Cellars is one of the most tried-and-true Cabernet Sauvignon producers in California. The 2015 Napa Valley gushes forward with superb richness and persistence. TASTING NOTES: This wine is packed with ripe fruit and pleasingly accented with oak. Enjoy its aromatic aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, flowers, and oak with a grilled ribeye topped with minced shallots. (Tasted: January 29, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
Seductive singed juniper, black tea and sassafras notes lead the way, with mulled blackberry, plum and black currant fruit following along. The fine-grained finish laces everything up with mouthwatering acidity and subtle grip. Drink now through 2031.
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.