Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 1993 (750ml) Rutherglen blueberries and hints of coffee

blueberries and hints of coffee and chocolate

the aromatics become striking

I suspect it might smell like this

Classic Champagne with big

It will be interesting to see how the 2009 fares against the 2010 after twenty years of aging

Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 1993 (750ml) Rutherglen blueberries and hints of coffeeIn my October tasting both 1993 Cabernets were more tannic and closed than the 1992s. The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is one of the more tannic and backward wines I have tasted from Silver Oak. Now that it has been bottled, it has closed down, displaying far less lushness and obvious concentration than it did last year. The color remains a healthy dark ruby purple, and the nose offers earthy, toasty new oak, and sweet black fruit aromas.