October 15, 2022 - drinkable but old....
May 29, 2022 - Law school graduation
December 12, 2021 - At this point (25 years) it was too far gone. Not bad, just a hint of it's former self...
November 25, 2021 - An auction bottle recently purchased, nose of black berry, black cherry, and mint, more of the same on the palate, tasty, mouth filling fruit, showing its age, but still showing well, not as nice as the 1997 opened 2 nights earlier, great with the Flemings Thanksgiving Day Dinner today, and a medium/long, flavorful finish, photo uploaded.
October 16, 2021 - Past peak. A bit flat.
September 26, 2021 - Opened on a whim for sipping. Cork broke but used my “Durand” corkscrew and it again salvaged the wine!! Wine is amazing. Smooth with very strong blackberry flavor with long finish!! Sorry that this is my last bottle.
July 24, 2021 - Another corked Silver Oak. Of over a 1000 bottle cellar the only winery that consistently has corked wines. That awful corked musty flavor that seems to be the norm of older Silver Oak wines despite cellared in temp & humidity controlled environment.
December 4, 2020 - Silver Oak Healdsburg Tasting Experience (Silver Oak Cellars Healdsburg, Ca.): Tasting Silver Oak Healdsburg (Silver Oak Cellars Healdsburg, Ca.): opened by me for Tom and the staff, nose of black currants, black berry, spring flowers, and a touch of mint, same on the palate, medium/big body, time to enjoy is now, elegant, mouth filling fruit, very tasty, richer than the bottle opened last week although from the same auction lot, favorable comment from all, lovely, long finish, and flavorful aftertaste.
September 25, 2020 - Cork was soft and destroyed on the pull. Had to push it through
May 27, 2020 - N/A