Silver Oak Cab.Napa 6L

About the Producer: Silver Oak Cellars

Silver Oak Cellars is a Californian wine producer known for its Cabernet Sauvignon wines. It was founded in 1972 by businessman Raymond Toomey Duncan and winemaker Justin Meyer to focus on this grape variety and produces two important wines - one from AVA Sonoma in Alexander Valley and the other from Napa Valley. Both wines are appreciated for their combination. wealth and the ability to age. Alexander Valley wine is varietal and is a blend of young and annual American oak. The brother is labeled "Napa Valley" and, depending on the vintage, Merlot and small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot can make up 10 to 15 percent of the mix. It is generally heavier than Alexander Valley wine aged in 100% new American oak and has a higher price. Until the 1990s, Bonny's Vineyard cuvées were also produced. Each wine has its own winery, one in Alexander Valley and one in Oakville. Silver Oak has three vineyards under each name with different terroirs, and grapes are also purchased from partner growers. Silver Oak also has its own cooper shop. The wines are initially blended - depending on their origin in the vineyard - in batches, which are aged separately for a year before being tasted again. After that, two final mixes are prepared. In general, wines are aged in barrels for about 24 months before being bottled and then stored at the winery for 18 months to allow recovery from the bottled shock and increase potability at launch.