Silverado Vineyards NV Limited Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Bottle Shot2 72dpi
1995
Limited Red Wine

1995 – 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: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot

COOPERAGE: 18 months barrel age

Vintage Notes

A year of extremes, 1995 started with floods. A cool damp spring resulted in late bloom and small clusters. Summer hot spells gave way to a mild autumn and an Indian summer harvest marked by perfect ripeness: yields were moderate and quality high.

Vineyard

85% Mt George Vineyard
15% Silverado Vineyard

Harvest Info

September 29 – October 12, 1995
23.5° Brix

Skin Contact

17 days of skin contact

Oak Profile

45% new barrels
New oak profile: 100% French
Overall oak profile: 100% French

Analysis

13.7% Alcohol
6.60 g/L TA
3.54 pH