A fabulous winery based in the Stags Leap District, Silverado Vineyards is now in its fourth decade of crafting estate-grown, produced, and bottled wines. One of the first four wineries in the Stags Leap District to plant Cabernet in the 1960s, and now Silverado has over 300 acres planted to vine.The winery has sites that span the Napa Valley — Miller Ranch in Yountville, Mt. George in Coombsville, and Soda Creek/Borreo Ranch within Napa Valley. The winery is now under the ownership of Bill and Carol Foley and leadership of Courtney Foley.
I loved the range of wines, none more so than the fabulous and dense 2022 Silverado ‘Solo’ Cabernet Sauvignon (OB, 95) as this beauty will evolve well for two decades. Learn more about this historic winery at silveradovineyards.com and here are my reviews of the new wines by Silverado.
2022 Silverado Vineyards ‘Estate Grown’ Cabernet Sauvignon- The 2022 ‘Estate Grown’ Cabernet Sauvignon offers red bell pepper and blackberry with black currant notes on the nose. The palate is juicy and well-structured, loaded with heady dark fruits, coffee grounds and chocolate. Drink 2024-2031- 92
2022 Silverado Vineyards ‘Mt. George Vineyard’ Merlot- The 2022 ‘Mt. George Vineyard’ Merlot comes from this site east of Napa in Coombsville. The Mt. George Vineyard is the site of one of the first grape plantings in the valley in the 19th century. Milk chocolate and pipe tobacco notes combine with bay leaf and black currants on the nose. The palate is elegant with good structure and mid-palate depth, showing layers of bright red and dark fruits, with loamy soils and espresso grounds. Drink 2024-2034- 92
2022 Silverado ‘Geo’ Cabernet Sauvignon- The 2022 ‘Geo’ was sourced from the Coombsville AVA. Plantings for this wine come from a site set on volcanic soils on the western part of Mt. George. The wine is nicely concentrated with creme de cassis and sweet pipe tobacco alongside red bell pepper and blackberry compote, with milk chocolate accents. Rich and polished, enjoy now and over the next ten to fifteen years. Drink 2024-2039- 94
2022 Silverado ‘Solo’ Cabernet Sauvignon- The 2022 ‘Solo’ comes from the Stags Leap District and was stored in a range of French, American and Hungarian oak barrels before bottling. Inky in the glass, this slowly unveils aromatics of pencil lead and sandalwood alongside anise, huckleberry cordial and dark chocolate shavings. The palate is wonderfully stony, with serious depth and concentration. A joy to consume now, watch this evolve over the next fifteen plus years. Drink 2024-2039- 95