Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 1997 (750ml) Chianti Wine Advocate

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Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 1997 (750ml) Chianti Wine AdvocateThe 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