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| | Vintage | 2008 |  Label 1 of 1104 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Silver Oak (web) | | Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | USA | | Region | California | | SubRegion | Sonoma County | | Appellation | Alexander Valley | | Options | Show variety and appellation | | UPC Code(s) | 000000872348, 000002926384, 000008454218, 013326332311, 013528800014, 047156357503, 081753811020, 083300095617, 084444100090, 086891072913, 089819545704, 091882482862, 1000000000214, 450751087506, 636981001080, 733952997561, 870292000138, 870731000033, 892026001006 |
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| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 511 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Clrv on 2/15/2024: Little past its prime territorial notes are forward now. Enough tannins to to still hold this together a little but not long (755 views) | | | Tasted by WinoWatt on 12/21/2023 & rated 83 points: Leather, some nice fruit. (1006 views) | | | Tasted by woodsheri on 11/23/2023: Bottle was bad. Waited to late to drink. (1062 views) | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 10/28/2023: Fresh green Cab-styled notes (in that swampy kind-a-way) to the nose. In a tasty way, not decidedly underripe or off at all. Swamp and coconut oil to the palate. Lots of fruit, solid drinking. med/- tannin (1224 views) | | | Tasted by Davefrisk on 10/14/2023: Tasty (1303 views) | | | Tasted by Kashvino on 8/27/2023 & rated 96 points: Deep ruby in complexion, leather, surprisingly slightly oaky for a wine this old. Blueberry and blackberry round out the profile. Mighty smooth, aged delightfully with remarkable balance and bright acidity. The tannins are well integrated and the finish is long and decadent. This is a delicious Cabernet from Silver oak. (1227 views) | | | Tasted by Moonlight Farms on 7/21/2023 & rated 91 points: Enjoyed with reversed seared pork chops. The time is now - not sure it’s worth waiting longer. (1026 views) | | | Tasted by centrocampo on 2/19/2023 & rated 91 points: Decant for an hour. Nicely balanced with some cherry, but yet firm and dry on the palate. Very enjoyable with lighter cheeses, charcuterie. (1953 views) | | | Tasted by AAJR on 2/12/2023 & rated 91 points: First Super Bowl wine - still hanging. Red & Black berry flavors with some secondary characteristics. One bottle left in cellar. Will it last until 2028, IDK? (1724 views) | | | Tasted by Coswinetaster on 11/24/2022 & rated 92 points: Decanted for about an hour. There was some sediment, but not overwhelming. Dark garnet color with nice legs. Light musk, slate, cranberry and some alcohol on the nose. Light to medium body on the palate. Dark fruit, dates, slate, and slightly tart. Very slight tannins.
Moderate peppery finish. Very nice bottle. (2177 views) | | | Tasted by Botte515 on 11/12/2022 & rated 91 points: Was afraid I waited to long as I usually do. Drinking fine and based on the lingering tannins, still has a little time, just probably past its peak. Dark garnet color, fruit full nose & smooth in mouth. Blueberry, cherry, prune & molasses notes for me. Still showing some tannins. Certainly structured & balanced as you would expect from Silver Oak. (2048 views) | | | Tasted by Pameladallen on 9/4/2022 & rated 92 points: Waited for Ben’s 50th birthday and our 24th anniversary. Blackberry on the nose, minerality on the pallete that opens to a smooth transition into a burst of fruit and balanced dryness. (2309 views) | | | Tasted by TwoSmoochies on 7/8/2022 & rated 90 points: Balanced but boring (2224 views) | | | Tasted by wbduval on 6/24/2022 & rated 93 points: Drinking very well. Benefited from a few hours' open time, well balanced between fruit and tannins. Paired perfectly with filet mignon and a garlic/thyme/wine reduction. Still a few years to go but not longer. (2093 views) | | | Tasted by jb@jbisme.com on 5/21/2022 & rated 91 points: Still pretty tannic. Plums, cassis, fresh leather and woody notes. (2008 views) | | | Tasted by deschamp52 on 5/1/2022 & rated 93 points: Drinking beautifully; likely at its peak. Notable blackberry fruit with cedar and spicy notes. superbly balanced tannins and acidity.
Really elegant and makes the case for California Cabs. (2029 views) | | | Tasted by Bosbevok on 3/20/2022 & rated 94 points: Bright red colour. A more delicate and floral wine today than it’s muscular self tasted in youth. Lots of blue and white flowers for the bouquet. Dark plums and blackberry fruit, some cassis. Dark fruits continue on the palate with some blueberries and blackberry fruit. Some flinty and spicy notes weave into the finish with a backbone of ceder. W&S said in 2010 it would age gracefully and they were spot on. Lots of grace, but as Mr Pitt said…you can’t have too much grace. I think the wine has reached its peak albeit with still a youthful tendency, but I would say drink now. (2006 views) | | | Tasted by Bosbevok on 8/8/2021 & rated 94 points: The benefit of this app is that we get to taste and rate the wines long after release date and closer to equilibrium and peak. This wine is beautiful having waited. Still a lively garnet colour with a clay rim. Lots of red and black fruit on the nose with an underlying menthol and liquorice note. Beautiful equilibrium of constituents yet still vibrant. Some old world notes on the palate that back up the fruit with cocoa and cigar box, and follows with a solid backbone of cassis. At its peak and will be for a few years. (3374 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 8/1/2021 & rated 92 points: Nose of black cherry, spring flowers, briar, bell pepper, and mushrooms, more of the same on the palate, big body, at peak, mouth filling fruit, tasty, holding well and last another 5 years, I think you enjoy it now rather thn later, and a medium/long finish. (2918 views) | | | Tasted by gouldcampbell77 on 4/1/2021 & rated 92 points: My penultimate bottle. Dark ruby purple still. Really very little sign of age. Only aggressive swirling brings notes of dark blue fruits and a hint of mint on the nose. On the palate clean and fresh and honest cabernet flavours. No nonsense stuff, like Smith Madrone but with hefty tannic charge still. This is no sipper - it needs food, preferably steak. On this showing, not nearly ready. (3868 views) | | | Tasted by MOCGator on 3/12/2021 & rated 93 points: Hate on Silver Oak all you want. But this 2008 is soft with a great mid palate and a long finish. Really drinking above its weight class right now. (3632 views) | | | Tasted by rkww on 2/21/2021 & rated 87 points: Silver Oak Healdsburg Tasting: The 2008 Alexander Valley honestly didn’t present as too different than the 2016. It has evolved with a little more flavor complexity and is now a little softer, but the predominant experience is still of oak. Drink over the next five years or so. (3628 views) | | | Tasted by Peachy-vino on 1/31/2021 & rated 92 points: New Years 2020— good but prefer 2016 AV. (2702 views) | | | Tasted by wDave on 1/5/2021 & rated 92 points: Perfect balance. (2796 views) | | | Tasted by sstein19 on 12/31/2020 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet in color. First nose of old oak - almost like barn wood and a bit of cinder. Second nose has more dark cherry, raspberry, cola, and a bit of chocolate on top of oak. Bold fruit on the pallet with a tannic finish. Mellows with time in the glass. (1847 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Cooper's Oak Winery and OAK Cooperage, Duncan Family of Silver Oak, Visit and Tour2008 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander ValleyWinemaker- Tasting conducted February 2021
The 2008 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep ruby hue with excellent translucency and clarity. It shows very ripe aromas like blackberry syrup and dark fruits mixed with dried ginger and floral notes. There is still plenty of baby fat on this wine, and it enters with a big and powerful attack. On the palate, there are very interesting graphite and pencil lead flavors with very good oak integration. Its tannins are softening and the fruity core is still quite primary. This wine finishes with balance and moderate intensity. No sediment noted. Enjoy now through 2034.
Composition: 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 14.1% alcoholCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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