Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
The 1995 Alexander Valley has a garnet hue with some slight browning at the rim. It has aromas of cigar box, cherries and dark chocolate. On entry, it offers broad and dense depth of meaty and herb flavors. The mid-palate is plush and expansive but belies that this is a more savory than fruity wine at this stage. The finish is medium in length with good acidity. Decanting suggested. Given proper cellaring, this wine can be enjoyed now through 2019.
Critical Acclaim
94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley is performing far better after a year of bottle age. This dark ruby/purple-colored, seductive wine offers blazingly intense aromas of cigar box, smoky oak, and jammy black currants with a hint of Provencal herbs. Ripe and full-bodied, with low acidity, and a fleshy, succulent texture, it is a wine to drink over the next 14-15 years.
92 Wine Spectator
A touch of dill and coconut from oak give this a unique aromatic and flavor profile and there's plenty of rich, intense, spicy currant, plum and blackberry fruit to stand up to the wood. Hints of anise and cherry flow through on the finish, keeping the fruit in the forefront.
Description
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
The 1995 Alexander Valley has a garnet hue with some slight browning at the rim. It has aromas of cigar box, cherries and dark chocolate. On entry, it offers broad and dense depth of meaty and herb flavors. The mid-palate is plush and expansive but belies that this is a more savory than fruity wine at this stage. The finish is medium in length with good acidity. Decanting suggested. Given proper cellaring, this wine can be enjoyed now through 2019.
Critical Acclaim
94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley is performing far better after a year of bottle age. This dark ruby/purple-colored, seductive wine offers blazingly intense aromas of cigar box, smoky oak, and jammy black currants with a hint of Provencal herbs. Ripe and full-bodied, with low acidity, and a fleshy, succulent texture, it is a wine to drink over the next 14-15 years.
92 Wine Spectator
A touch of dill and coconut from oak give this a unique aromatic and flavor profile and there's plenty of rich, intense, spicy currant, plum and blackberry fruit to stand up to the wood. Hints of anise and cherry flow through on the finish, keeping the fruit in the forefront.
