1988 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Bid on this bottle of 1988 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (92JG). John Gilman: "A lone bottle in my cellar to track, the ’88 Silver Oak 'Napa' bottling showed significantly better at age nineteen than I would have ever imagined. If I had known it was going to turn out this delicious with extended bottle age, I would have cellared a case, rather than just a single bottle. The nose is deep, very pure, and shows none of the signs of excessive weediness that plagued this bottling from Silver Oak in many vintages. The very classy bouquet is a blend of pure black cherries, woodsmoke, Rutherford dust, a touch of lead pencil, delicate notes of wood spice and a distinct topnote of violet. On the palate the wine is medium-full, refined and still retains a nice 'cool' touch of austerity that lends precision in the mid-palate, with good depth, just a touch of tannin still remaining, and good length and grip on the complex finish." (06/2007)