Community Tasting Note

• fredshouse Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 25, 2018 - This old soldier is inky purple in the glass with garnet at the edges. Reserved nose of blackberry, forest, chocolate and wet stones. On the palate it is soft cherry, blackberry and caramel with a backbone of minerality. Tannins definitely rounded but still have a bite. Feels a bit past its peak, a bit off balance but still very enjoyable. Long finish. Compared to the '99 Silver Oak Napa we had recently, this is more Bordeaux style than California, but less well put together.

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