Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 1997 (750ml) Châteauneuf-du-Pape 38% Merlot and the rest

38% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot boasts Michel Rolland as the consulting oenologist

Still a bit tightly wound

The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon bursts from the glass with huge dark fruit

roasted meats

Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 1997 (750ml) Châteauneuf-du-Pape 38% Merlot and the restThe 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa looks to be one of the finest wines made by the winemaking team of proprietor Justin Meyer and winemaker viticulturist Daniel Baron. The 1997 Napa is an impressive effort. A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, this wine has a flamboyant nose of fruitcake, licorice, Asian spice, black currants, and toasty wood. Deep, opulent, viscous, intense, chewy, and thick, it is a