Silverado Vineyards NV Limited Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Bottle Shot2 72dpi
1997
Limited Red Wine

1997 – 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: Napa Valley

VARIETAL: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc

COOPERAGE: 22 months barrel age

Winemaker’s Notes

Grapes were picked at 23.6 degrees Brix; 22 days’ maceration on the skins. Aged an average of 22 months in 53% new barrels of French oak.

Vineyard

67% Mt George
33% Silverado Vineyard

Harvest Info

September 20 – 22, 1997
23.6º Brix

Skin Contact

22 days of skin contact

Oak Profile

53% new oak
New oak profile: 100% French

Analysis

13.6% Alcohol
6.20 g/L TA
3.62 pH