Timeless
$169.99
With richness and depth of flavor, the 2018 Timeless Napa Valley is the embodiment of patience and attention to detail. Decades of experience at Soda Canyon Ranch allow winemaker Nate Weis and team to highlight the individual merits of each block. Combining the strongest lots from each resulted in a refined and harmonious bottling.
In 2018, the diurnal shift at Soda Canyon Ranch produced a darker, lusher fruit profile of Cabernet Sauvignon. Simultaneously, the overnight recovery periods resulted in expressive and refined Merlot, giving the wine a pleasant profile of bright, red fruit. With an extended harvest window, the signature, plush density and structure of Petit Verdot is also prevalent in the final blend. Cabernet Franc thrived in 2018 with its predilection for the cooler soils and the climate of blocks 5, 6, 16, 20 and 21—areas we call the Transition Zone and Hardpan Alley. The variety’s floral and tobacco-like aromatics are accentuated, and its more aggressive nature for back-end tannins tamed.
Once blended, the 2018 vintage rested in French oak barrels for 16 months, developing flavors of vanilla and baking spice. Velvety tannins dance across the palate of bright and lingering cassis. With a smooth finish, this is a comforting wine of elegance and depth—a sophisticated expression of the sedate summer.
James Suckling- This is a little old-school and shows lots of dark berry, chocolate and dried fruit. It’s full, dense and layered with fleshly sensibility. Velvety texture.
Size: 750ml
Vintage: 2018
Region: Napa Valley
State: California
Country: United States
In Stock
Description
Timeless Napa Valley is a tribute to Silver Oak co-founder Ray Duncan. Inspired by the song, Timeless, which his son David (Silver Oak Proprietor) co-wrote for Ray’s 85th birthday, this new single vineyard red wine embraces Ray’s entrepreneurial spirit and the lessons he taught us. To never take ourselves or life too seriously. Celebrate! And that true sustainability is about passing it on to the next generation.
Timeless Napa Valley is a single vineyard proprietary red blend from our Soda Canyon Ranch, tucked away in the southern benchlands of Napa Valley’s Vaca Mountains. Crafted by Silver Oak winemaker Nate Weis, this wine reveals a distinct and transparent expression of a singular Napa Valley vineyard with each vintage. We look forward to sharing the inaugural release from the 2017 vintage with you on September 1, 2020.
