Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Matt Duncan

Cinnamon blackberry magic.

E & K G

Needs about 40min to an hour to fully open up. Starts off Bordeaux-ish then finishes up like a Napa cab.

Victor Hwang

2005

Peter Heidt

...famed Boca CPA Richard G. drops off his tribute to Baby Mack. Sommelier at Tanzy gives me this bottle... Dark, rich, smooth finish... Opened up nice; so much so, tasted almost like a different wine and hour or so later... As I've written before about big Cabs in an Italian place... Would have been better with a Porterhouse, than my three dish pasta tasting menu... Look forward to drinking again.

Dominik Breer

Best Cabernet in the valley

Andrew Goldstein

Blackberry, cherries, damp wood

Greg Eisenman

Such a great difference when tasting the 2005 Silver Oak compared to the 2008. Such great deep, robust flavors.

Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

Perfectly balanced with velvet mouthfeel and deep, but subdued baked fruit with a sprinkling of cinnamon and cloves. Mellowed and satisfying. Unfortunately, last one.

Bill Ward

Very cab-y, not as oaky as expected. Major blue/purple fruit, a bit short

Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

The 2005 has developed wonderful bouquet. Alcohol seems higher than the 13.5 listed on bottle.