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Silver Oak (Alexander Valley) 2002

A respectable Cabernet, but not up to Silver Oak's usual high standards. Clean cherry, cedar, and olive flavors. Well-integrated oak suggests a slight toastiness and perhaps some dill. Yet, the wine is very light bodied for California Cabernet, especially on the finish, which is almost watery in its lack of intensity. Not a wine for your long-term cellar; drink up over the next 3-5 years.