Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 1.5L

The 1999 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a garnet hue with some bricking at the rim. The aromas are reminiscent of a much younger wine in a closed state with dark aromatics of tar and spiced meats alongside hazelnut, hibiscus and black cherry. Its entry and mid-palate have an excellent verve of acidity plus some sweet tobacco flavors and a broad attack. There are flavors of brown sugar and tart strawberry towards the close, and the finish is balanced and somewhat haunting with melting, cotton candy-like tannins and a mild chocolate return and finish. Decanting suggested due to heavy sediment. This wine will be better enjoyed with a few more years to open back up. Enjoy now but should continue to improve through 2027.