Silverado Vineyards NV Limited Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Bottle Shot2 72dpi
1991
Limited Red Wine

1991 – Limited Cabernet Sauvignon

We choose the most expressive lots from an exceptional year to create an age-worthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that exemplifies the vintage.

APPELLATION: Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

VARIETAL: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

COOPERAGE: 16 months barrel age, >30% new oak

Vintage Notes

Vintage 1991 was marked by very late bud break after record cold winter weather. Spring and summer were cool, but there were no fall rains, and harvest was very late, as much as a month later than 1990 for some varieties. Even so, the Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested fully ripe.

Reviews

92 points from Wine Spectator, James Laube, web only – 2002

Vineyard

100% Silverado Vineyard

Harvest Info

October 7, 8, and 14, 1991
23.8º Brix
Yields of 3.1 tons/acre

Skin Contact

18 days of skin contact

Analysis

13.3% Alcohol
7.00 g/L Titratable Acidity
3.61 pH
Bottled May 1993

2018

Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

94 Points – Tasting Panel Magazine
Wine Club Price: $60.00
Retail: $75.00
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