2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

Gold Medals:
2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Tasting
2011 Sonoma County Harvest Fair

“A vintage of both fantastic quality and quantity, the 2009 Silverwood Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon possesses an excellent combination of structure and grace. Ripe morello cherries, dark plum and a well-integrated note of sweet vanilla from the wine’s time in French oak permeate the aromas of this wine. The wine has a surprisingly soft entry and weight for its relative depth, echoing flavors of black currant, warmed baking spices, Red Delicious apple and a hint of cola nut. A pleasing stream of acidity runs through this wine, brightening the overall flavors and making it a perfect complement to a wide range of meats and cheeses. This wine has just started to come alive and will certainly continue to do so over the next six to eight years.”
Drink from 2012 through 2018.
—Kevin Boyer

Cellared to perfection in ideal winery conditions, this Cab is in its prime right now. Back in 2010 when this was bottled, we had not yet started a Reserve wine program. With only 371 cases produced, this would absolutely have been called “Reserve.”