Silverado Vineyards NV SOLO Cabernet Sauvignon2 Bottle Shot 72 dpi
2014
Red Wine Solo

2014 – Solo Cabernet Sauvignon

Winner of three ‘Best in Show’ awards, 95 points, and a gold medal at the 2020 London Wine Competition!

In 1968, Harry See planted the Silverado Vineyard to Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the next two decades with careful vine selection and cultivation, the Silverado Clone emerged becoming the only Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon designated as a “Heritage Clone”, by the University of California, Davis. Each year, we honor this select clone designation with SOLO.

Pair the SOLO with this Parmesan-Portobello Fries recipe

Recommended Cheese Pairings: Comte, Truffle Cheddar or Aged Cheddar

APPELLATION: Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

VARIETAL: Cabernet Sauvignon

COOPERAGE: 19 months barrel age
38% new oak. New oak profile: 100% French
Overall oak profile: 100% French

Vintage Notes

A series of warm days and cool nights pushed Napa Valley’s vintners and growers across the annual harvest finish line by the third week of October. This year’s harvest will go down as one of the earliest ever in Napa Valley and it will also be noted for near-perfect weather throughout the growing season, resulting in a fairly abundant and very high-quality crop. In spite of the drought, vintners are using words like, “quality,” “depth of flavor” and “excellent” to describe their expectations for the 2014 vintage. Many are also using “good fortune” among the blessings they are counting in a season where Mother Nature threw a curveball.

Tasting Notes

This bold Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of dark cherries and plum, rose, and hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and cassis. Intense fruit, dark chocolate, toasty oak, and spice lead to a velvety, long finish with refined tannins.

Reviews

95 points, Gold, Best Wine by Varietal (Cabernet Sauvignon), Best Wine by Country (USA) and Best Wine by Packaging at the 2020 London Wine Competition
93 points Decanter, William Kelley, 5/31/2017
92 points jamessuckling.com, James Suckling, 5/5/17
92 points wine.com, Wilfred Wong, 1/19/21
90 points Wine & Spirits, Joshua Greene, August 2018

Varietal

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation

Stags Leap District

Vineyard

100% Silverado Vineyard

Harvest Info

September 23 and 29, 2014

Skin Contact

23 days of skin contact

Oak Profile

19 months barrel age
38% new oak
New oak profile: 100% French
Overall oak profile: 100% French

Analysis

14.2% Alcohol
7.00 g/L TA
3.31 pH
0.05% Rs

Production

2,527 cases

Aging Suggestions

Peak 7-10 years old; Drink by 15-20 years

2018

Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

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