Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

The 1995s look to be as impressive as the 1994s and 1992s. The superb 1995 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon reveals huge richness, massive body, and layers of unctuously-textured, thick, jammy, blackcurrant fruit. It should be a knock-out Cabernet Sauv... Robert Parker. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 1995 Silver Oak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 750ml

January 2009

"95,Wine AdvocateA blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa has turned out even better than the 1994. It possesses a more saturated ruby/purple color, as well as a more flamboyant and exotic bouquet. Moreoever, it seems less evolved. Full-bodied and pure, with layer upon layer of concentrated black fruits, smoke, cedar, and toast, it should drink well for 16-17 years. The Napa offerings from Silver Oak tend to be less herbaceous and more oriented toward Cabernet Sauvignon's black fruit spectrum than the Alexander Valley cuvees. They read more...are every bit as exotic and ostentatious as the Alexander Valley cuvees, but more classic, tannic, perhaps longer-lived, and slightly less approachable. Silver Oak wines are supple, explosively fruity, and deliver copious quantities of glycerin, extract, and richness wrapped in generous quantities of American oak. Critics have argued that the wine does not age particularly well, but that has largely been proven a myth. I doubt it will last as long as Chateau Montelena, Dunn, or other Napa Cabernets with a 30-40 year aging potential, but these wines have a broad window of drinkability, being delicious at release, and able to sustain their fruit and character for 15 or more years. "    (hide)

October 2008

Rating: (94-96) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 111 on Jun-97

Rating: (94-96) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 108 on Dec-96

Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 120

Rating: 84/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 01/01/05

Rating: 88-90 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on May-99

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator

Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 114 on Dec-97

Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 120 on Dec-98

No written review

July 2007

No written review

June 2008

Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate