2013 Silver Oak Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley washington and black cherry

and black cherry

This vintage is known for its rich

and notes of struck flint on the nose

grainy texture supporting the muscular black fruits

white rose petal and elder flower

2013 Silver Oak Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley washington and black cherryEarly Silver Oak winesthe winery's first vintage in 1972 produced a mere 1,100 caseswere often quite adventurous. Always exciting those vintages, over four decades ago were sometimes up and down, and far from the polished product that the wine is today. Over the past decade, these Napa Cabs have continued to garner attention, and have now become remarkably consistent. The 2013 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, with the potential to be the