Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 [NET] seminar-template The wine opens with red

The wine opens with red fruits and blackcurrant

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Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 [NET] seminar-template The wine opens with redThe Napa bottling is the denser, more structured half of Silver Oak's two Cabernet lineup, and this one was held back until early 2025 more than four years after the harvest so it reaches you fully resolved. The 2020 is a little over 80% Cabernet Sauvignon with nearly 15% Merlot filling in the middle, plus small amounts of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, with the Soda Canyon Ranch vineyard forming the backbone of the blend. As always the